Cleveland Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Cleveland Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cleveland Heights, ~62% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cleveland Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cleveland Heights leans more Democratic than 101 of 108 neighbors.
Cleveland Heights runs about 81 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Cleveland Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cleveland Heights. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Cleveland 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 Cleveland Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Cleveland Heights live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Cleveland Heights sits in the top quarter (about 58%, above 96% of cities). Cleveland Heights runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cleveland Heights, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cleveland Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cleveland 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cleveland Heights have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Cleveland, OH D+87
- University Heights, OH D+35
- South Euclid, OH D+64
- Shaker Heights, OH D+72
- Beachwood, OH D+45
- Bratenahl, OH D+47
- Lyndhurst, OH D+35
- Richmond Heights, OH D+64
- Highland Hills, OH D+85
- Warrensville Heights, OH D+88
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leawood, KS D+11
- Waxhaw, NC R+20
- Powell, OH Even
- Granbury, TX R+61
- Freeport, NY D+39
- Rohnert Park, CA D+38
- Coppell, TX D+2
- Prairieville, LA R+47
- Englishtown, NJ R+24
- Linden, NJ D+22
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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.