Willow Wood is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Willow Wood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willow Wood, ~15% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Willow Wood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Willow Wood leans more Republican than 74 of 84 neighbors.
Willow Wood runs about 55 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Willow Wood leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Willow Wood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Willow Wood drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Willow Wood are family households, above 82% of cities.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Willow Wood, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Willow Wood looks the way it does
Turnout in Willow Wood sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilgus, OH R+67
- Scottown, OH R+65
- Kitts Hill, OH R+65
- Lecta, OH R+66
- Waterloo, OH R+68
- Athalia, OH R+59
- Ellisonville, OH R+68
- Chesapeake, OH R+52
- Proctorville, OH R+51
- Cannons Creek, OH R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Booneville, KY R+70
- Zion, VA R+10
- Colmar Manor, MD D+65
- Clio, AL R+26
- Genola, UT R+80
- Dorneyville, PA D+8
- Center, GA R+56
- Reams, VA R+28
- Hargill, TX R+14
- St. Paul, IN R+61
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.