Newburgh Heights leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Newburgh Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newburgh Heights, ~30% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newburgh Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newburgh Heights leans more Democratic than 85 of 115 neighbors.
Newburgh Heights runs about 28 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Newburgh Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Newburgh Heights. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Newburgh 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 Newburgh Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Newburgh Heights 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 51% of adults in Newburgh Heights have never been married, above 98% of cities. Newburgh Heights runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Newburgh Heights, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Newburgh Heights looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 48% of households in Newburgh Heights rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Newburgh Heights have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Newburgh Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cuyahoga Heights, OH R+22
- Cleveland, OH D+13
- Brooklyn Heights, OH R+11
- Garfield Heights, OH D+52
- Brooklyn, OH D+5
- Seven Hills, OH R+10
- Parma, OH R+4
- Independence, OH R+17
- Valley View, OH R+23
- Shaker Heights, OH D+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bishopville, MD R+39
- Fairfield Bay, AR R+51
- Stoystown, PA R+64
- Stanfordville, NY Even
- Bayard, NM D+17
- Dinwiddie, VA R+16
- Wingo, KY R+69
- Mechanicsville, SC D+11
- Chapman, KS R+54
- West Hurley, NY D+35
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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.