Zone is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Zone typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zone, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zone leans more Republican than 79 of 81 neighbors.
Zone runs about 51 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Zone 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 Zone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Zone drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Zone are family households, above 84% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Zone, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Zone looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Zone own their home, about 19 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Zone have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elmira, OH R+61
- Fayette, OH R+54
- Burlington, OH R+61
- West Unity, OH R+59
- Alvordton, OH R+64
- Powers, OH R+60
- Archbold, OH R+47
- Munson, MI R+54
- Tedrow, OH R+59
- Kunkle, OH R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stoneham, ME R+10
- Hopewell, OR R+32
- Noonan, ND R+62
- Croydon Flat, NH R+20
- Winslow, NE R+54
- Wayside, KS R+75
- Mansion View, AL R+62
- Five Corners, CA R+43
- Hutchins, GA R+43
- Padonia, KS R+44
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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.