Berlin Heights leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Berlin Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Berlin Heights, ~24% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Berlin Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Berlin Heights leans more Republican than 28 of 73 neighbors.
Berlin Heights runs about 25 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Berlin Heights. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Berlin Heights 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 Berlin Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Berlin Heights drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Berlin Heights, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Berlin Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Berlin Heights is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Berlinville, OH R+39
- Shinrock, OH R+38
- East Townsend, OH R+51
- Birmingham, OH R+39
- Milan, OH R+35
- Heidelberg Beach, OH R+28
- Huron, OH R+19
- Collins, OH R+52
- Wakeman, OH R+48
- Vermilion, OH R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Monroe, LA R+8
- South Boardman, MI R+46
- Jal, NM R+56
- Guttenberg, IA R+35
- Millican, TX R+44
- Keego Harbor, MI D+8
- New Boston, OH R+36
- Urbana, IA R+39
- Douglass, TX R+71
- Cheswold, DE D+12
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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.