Mayfield Heights, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mayfield Heights

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

Mayfield Heights leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in Mayfield Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayfield Heights, ~43% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mayfield Heights compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mayfield Heights leans more Democratic than 89 of 114 neighbors.

Mayfield Heights runs about 32 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Mayfield Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mayfield Heights. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+6), a spread of about 39 points.

Why Mayfield Heights 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 Mayfield Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mayfield Heights live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Mayfield Heights sits in the top quarter (about 43%, above 90% of cities). Mayfield Heights runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mayfield Heights, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Mayfield Heights looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mayfield Heights 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.