Mt Pleasant is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Mt Pleasant typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mt Pleasant, ~56% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mt Pleasant compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mt Pleasant leans more Democratic than 12 of 14 neighbors.
Mt Pleasant runs about 98 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Mt Pleasant is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Mt Pleasant 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 Mt Pleasant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mt Pleasant live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Mt Pleasant have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods. Mt Pleasant 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; Mt Pleasant, Cleveland, OH sits in the bottom quarter 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 Mt Pleasant looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 46% of adults in Mt Pleasant report food insecurity, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mt Pleasant sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Mt Pleasant sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Corlett, Cleveland, OH D+89
- Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland, OH D+83
- Union-Miles Park, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Woodland Hills, Cleveland, OH D+86
- Lee-Miles, Cleveland, OH D+88
- Kinsmith, Cleveland, OH D+82
- South Broadway, Cleveland, OH D+53
- Fairfax, Cleveland, OH D+87
- North Broadway, Cleveland, OH D+55
- University District, Cleveland, OH D+73
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- The Avenues, Salt Lake City, UT D+64
- Greenfield, Detroit, MI D+87
- Love Field Area, Dallas, TX D+36
- Midtown, Houston, TX D+42
- Northwest Nashua, Nashua, NH D+23
- Ballard, Seattle, WA D+73
- Lee-Miles, Cleveland, OH D+88
- Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD D+37
- Green Haven, Pasadena, MD R+13
- Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA D+26
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.