Ohio City-West Side is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Ohio City-West Side typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ohio City-West Side, ~44% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ohio City-West Side compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ohio City-West Side leans more Democratic than 15 of 20 neighbors.
Ohio City-West Side runs about 70 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Ohio City-West Side is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Ohio City-West Side. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Ohio City-West Side 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 Ohio City-West Side, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ohio City-West Side votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Ohio City-West Side runs about 70 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Ohio City-West Side have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ohio City-West Side, Cleveland, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ohio City-West Side looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 73% of households in Ohio City-West Side rent, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Ohio City-West Side sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Tremont, Cleveland, OH D+55
- Detroit Shoreway, Cleveland, OH D+50
- Downtown Cleveland, Cleveland, OH D+58
- Clark-Fulton, Cleveland, OH D+30
- Stockyards, Cleveland, OH D+19
- Brooklyn-Centre, Cleveland, OH D+33
- Cudell, Cleveland, OH D+37
- Edgewater, Cleveland, OH D+54
- Central, Cleveland, OH D+78
- West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH D+30
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Boyd Acres, Bend, OR D+5
- Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA D+33
- Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino, CA D+21
- University Area, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Five Points, Raleigh, NC D+38
- Rosemont, Orlando, FL D+55
- Downtown Jamestown, Jamestown, NY Even
- Athens, West Athens, CA D+63
- Fairview Shores, Orlando, FL D+20
- Providence Crossing, Charlotte, NC D+3
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.