East Cleveland is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 56% of adults in East Cleveland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Cleveland, ~52% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Cleveland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Cleveland leans more Democratic than 102 of 103 neighbors.
East Cleveland runs about 98 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while East Cleveland is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why East Cleveland 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 East Cleveland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 98% of residents in East Cleveland live in densely developed areas, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in East Cleveland have never been married, above 98% of cities. East Cleveland runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Cleveland, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in East Cleveland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Cleveland is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 16 points below the Ohio average of 61%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 58% of households in East Cleveland rent, compared to around 29% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in East Cleveland report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cleveland Heights, OH D+70
- Bratenahl, OH D+47
- South Euclid, OH D+64
- University Heights, OH D+35
- Shaker Heights, OH D+72
- Richmond Heights, OH D+64
- Lyndhurst, OH D+35
- Beachwood, OH D+45
- Euclid, OH D+63
- Highland Heights, OH Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hanover, MA Even
- Town and Country, MO R+3
- New Territory, TX Even
- Glens Falls, NY D+17
- Duncan, SC R+25
- Galax, VA R+50
- Lindenhurst, IL D+4
- Hillcrest Heights, MD D+87
- Stanley, NC R+43
- Marshall, MN R+15
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.