Old Brooklyn leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Old Brooklyn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Brooklyn, ~30% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Brooklyn compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Old Brooklyn leans more Democratic than 2 of 18 neighbors.
Old Brooklyn runs about 25 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Old Brooklyn is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Old Brooklyn. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+22) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Old Brooklyn 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 Old Brooklyn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Old Brooklyn votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Old Brooklyn runs about 25 points more Democratic.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, OH does.
Why turnout in Old Brooklyn looks the way it does
Turnout in Old Brooklyn sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Brooklyn-Centre, Cleveland, OH D+33
- Ukrainian Village, Parma, OH Even
- Clark-Fulton, Cleveland, OH D+30
- Stockyards, Cleveland, OH D+19
- Polish Village, Parma, OH R+4
- West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH D+30
- Tremont, Cleveland, OH D+55
- Detroit Shoreway, Cleveland, OH D+50
- Cudell, Cleveland, OH D+37
- Ohio City-West Side, Cleveland, OH D+59
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West End, Tacoma, WA D+33
- Scripps Ranch, San Diego, CA D+20
- Berryessa, San Jose, CA D+22
- Wrigley, Long Beach, CA D+42
- Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA D+53
- Torresdale, Philadelphia, PA R+10
- Excelsior, San Francisco, CA D+39
- North Lawndale, Chicago, IL D+78
- Rhodes Ranch, Spring Valley, NV D+12
- Westgate Hts, Albuquerque, NM D+16
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.