Clifton is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Clifton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clifton, ~54% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clifton compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Clifton leans more Democratic than 15 of 24 neighbors.
Clifton runs about 79 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Clifton is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Clifton. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+56), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Clifton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Clifton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in Clifton hold a bachelor's degree, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Clifton have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods. Clifton runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Clifton, Cincinnati, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Clifton looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Clifton have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cuf, Cincinnati, OH D+54
- Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+83
- Corryville, Cincinnati, OH D+54
- North Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+81
- Northside, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, OH D+67
- East Westwood, Cincinnati, OH D+80
- Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH D+74
- Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- West End, Cincinnati, OH D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fassnight, Springfield, MO D+7
- Hayward Highland, Hayward, CA D+41
- Ben Hill, Atlanta, GA D+83
- Northwest, Manchester, NH D+25
- Lyell-Otis, Rochester, NY D+49
- Berkeley, Martinsburg, WV R+23
- Belmont, Dayton, OH Even
- Martin Luther King, Shreveport, LA D+78
- Grant Hill, San Diego, CA D+42
- Jomacha-Lomita, San Diego, CA D+29
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.