Bellaire leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Bellaire typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bellaire, ~19% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bellaire compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bellaire leans more Republican than 11 of 132 neighbors.
Bellaire runs about 28 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bellaire. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Bellaire 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 Bellaire, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bellaire votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, well above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Bellaire, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Bellaire looks the way it does
Turnout in Bellaire sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Riverview, OH R+52
- Benwood, WV R+39
- Neffs, OH R+51
- McMechen, WV R+44
- Shadyside, OH R+44
- Brookside, OH R+40
- Bridgeport, OH R+43
- Lansing, OH R+44
- Blaine, OH R+50
- Bethlehem, WV R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Indian Head, MD D+26
- Andrews, SC D+4
- St. Rose, LA D+21
- Willow Park, TX R+53
- Longboat Key, FL R+7
- Mannford, OK R+64
- Wilmore, KY R+36
- Lytle, TX R+27
- Colville, WA R+31
- Lucas, TX R+34
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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.