Glenville is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Glenville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glenville, ~46% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glenville compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Glenville leans more Democratic than 13 of 16 neighbors.
Glenville runs about 98 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Glenville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Glenville 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 Glenville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Glenville votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Glenville runs about 98 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in Glenville have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Glenville, 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 Glenville looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 45% of adults in Glenville report food insecurity, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Glenville sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Glenville sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Forest Hills, Cleveland, OH D+88
- Saint Claire-Superior, Cleveland, OH D+76
- Hough, Cleveland, OH D+85
- University District, Cleveland, OH D+73
- Fairfax, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Goodrich-Kirtland Park, Cleveland, OH D+45
- South Collinwood, Cleveland, OH D+83
- Central, Cleveland, OH D+78
- Woodland Hills, Cleveland, OH D+86
- Euclid-Green, Cleveland, OH D+87
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Egger Highlands, San Diego, CA D+16
- Jenkins-Pinecroft, Shreveport, LA D+33
- Sky Line, San Diego, CA D+33
- Vista East, Orlando, FL D+4
- River Mountain, Little Rock, AR D+9
- Myers Park, Charlotte, NC D+9
- St. Francis, Daly City, CA D+35
- Washington Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY D+76
- Baldwin Park, Orlando, FL D+10
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.