Broadview Heights leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Broadview Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Broadview Heights, ~43% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Broadview Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Broadview Heights leans more Republican than 71 of 126 neighbors.
Broadview Heights runs about 5 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Broadview Heights. The west side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Broadview 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 Broadview Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Broadview Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 76%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Broadview Heights, OH does.
Why turnout in Broadview Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Broadview 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Broadview Heights have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brecksville, OH Even
- North Royalton, OH R+14
- Independence, OH R+17
- Seven Hills, OH R+10
- West Richfield, OH R+17
- Parma, OH R+4
- Hinckley, OH R+35
- Valley View, OH R+23
- Richfield, OH R+14
- Parma Heights, OH D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burlington, WI R+18
- Canyon, TX R+52
- Secaucus, NJ D+8
- Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA D+44
- Birmingham, MI D+21
- Essex, VT D+24
- Wendell, NC D+3
- Deerfield, IL D+45
- West Puente Valley, CA D+30
- Bloomingdale, IL Even
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.