Windham leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Windham typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windham, ~21% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Windham leans more Republican than 60 of 117 neighbors.
Windham runs about 27 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Windham. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Windham 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 Windham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Windham votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Windham sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Windham are family households, above 77% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Windham, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Windham looks the way it does
Turnout in Windham sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garrettsville, OH R+42
- Phalanx, OH R+44
- Freedom, OH R+50
- Nelson, OH R+49
- McClintocksburg, OH R+45
- Hiram, OH R+30
- Newton Falls, OH R+36
- Charlestown, OH R+49
- Wayland, OH R+46
- Southington, OH R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roundup, MT R+63
- Applewood, CO D+24
- Franklin, MI D+19
- Riner, VA R+52
- Cadott, WI R+37
- Lockeford, CA R+27
- Tularosa, NM R+28
- Raymond, ME D+15
- Weaverville, CA R+14
- Hamilton, TX R+67
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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.