Cleves leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Cleves typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cleves, ~22% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cleves compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cleves leans more Republican than 84 of 133 neighbors.
Cleves runs about 36 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cleves. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Cleves 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 Cleves, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cleves votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 50%, well above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cleves, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cleves looks the way it does
Turnout in Cleves sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Miamitown, OH R+51
- Miami Heights, OH R+50
- Hooven, OH R+61
- Taylor Creek, OH R+35
- North Bend, OH R+51
- Addyston, OH R+45
- Harrison, OH R+51
- Cheviot, OH D+3
- White Oak, OH R+11
- Hebron, KY R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeport, CA R+7
- Hamlet, NC R+7
- Brookville, OH R+51
- Prince Frederick, MD R+14
- Elfers, FL R+26
- Geneseo, NY D+15
- Hamburg, PA R+35
- Jackson, WI R+28
- Crestline, CA R+10
- Lighthouse Point, FL R+21
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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.