Perry Heights leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Perry Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perry Heights, ~30% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perry Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perry Heights leans more Republican than 15 of 104 neighbors.
Perry Heights runs about 8 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Perry 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 Perry Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Perry Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 90%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Perry Heights, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Perry Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Perry Heights 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 Cities
- Massillon, OH R+20
- Meyers Lake, OH R+5
- Canton, OH R+4
- Navarre, OH R+49
- North Canton, OH R+12
- North Lawrence, OH R+52
- Canal Fulton, OH R+33
- Brewster, OH R+56
- East Sparta, OH R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crossville, AL R+68
- Seward, NE R+44
- Kingsland, TX R+50
- Winchester, CA R+22
- Filer, ID R+58
- Wynantskill, NY R+6
- Litchfield, MN R+34
- Mars Hill, NC R+30
- Creston, IA R+27
- East Alton, IL R+20
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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.