Highland Hills, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Highland Hills

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

Highland Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Highland Hills typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Hills, ~50% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Highland Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Highland Hills leans more Democratic than 118 of 120 neighbors.

Highland Hills runs about 96 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Highland Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Highland Hills 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 Highland Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 89% of residents in Highland Hills live in densely developed areas, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Highland Hills have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Highland Hills runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Highland Hills, 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 Highland Hills looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 68% of households in Highland Hills rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Highland Hills sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Highland Hills report food insecurity, above 98% 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.