North Collinwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 56% of adults in North Collinwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Collinwood, ~49% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Collinwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Collinwood is the least Democratic-leaning.
North Collinwood runs about 82 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while North Collinwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Collinwood. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 31 points.
Why North Collinwood 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 North Collinwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Collinwood votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while North Collinwood runs about 82 points more Democratic.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; North Collinwood, Cleveland, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in North Collinwood looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 34% of adults in North Collinwood report food insecurity, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and North Collinwood sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Collinwood, Cleveland, OH D+83
- Euclid-Green, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Forest Hills, Cleveland, OH D+88
- Glenville, Cleveland, OH D+87
- University District, Cleveland, OH D+73
- Saint Claire-Superior, Cleveland, OH D+76
- Hough, Cleveland, OH D+85
- Fairfax, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Goodrich-Kirtland Park, Cleveland, OH D+45
- Buckeye-Shaker, Cleveland, OH D+83
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South West, Washington, DC D+76
- Business District, Irvine, CA D+16
- Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA D+69
- Roland Park-Homewood-Guilford, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS D+9
- West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH D+30
- Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, CA D+17
- Lower Vailsburg, Newark, NJ D+72
- Downtown Houston, Houston, TX D+49
- Whitmer-Trilby, Toledo, OH D+2
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.