Puritas Longmead, Cleveland, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Puritas Longmead

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Puritas Longmead leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 46% of adults in Puritas Longmead typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Puritas Longmead, ~29% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Puritas Longmead compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Puritas Longmead leans more Democratic than 6 of 13 neighbors.

Puritas Longmead runs about 39 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Puritas Longmead is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Puritas Longmead. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 46 points.

Why Puritas Longmead 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 Puritas Longmead, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Puritas Longmead votes against the grain of Ohio. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Puritas Longmead runs about 39 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Puritas Longmead have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Puritas Longmead, Cleveland, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Puritas Longmead looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Puritas Longmead is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 14 points below the Ohio average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Puritas Longmead report food insecurity, above 85% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Puritas Longmead have completed high school, below 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.