Cuyahoga Falls, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Cuyahoga Falls

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Cuyahoga Falls leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Cuyahoga Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cuyahoga Falls, ~40% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Cuyahoga Falls compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Cuyahoga Falls leans more Democratic than 105 of 127 neighbors.

Cuyahoga Falls runs about 18 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Cuyahoga Falls is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Cuyahoga Falls 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 Cuyahoga Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 93% of residents in Cuyahoga Falls live in densely developed areas, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Cuyahoga Falls sits in the top quarter (about 38%, above 85% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Cuyahoga Falls have never been married, above 88% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Cuyahoga Falls, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Cuyahoga Falls looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cuyahoga Falls 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cuyahoga Falls have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.