Richmond Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Richmond Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richmond Heights, ~61% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richmond Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richmond Heights leans more Democratic than 94 of 103 neighbors.
Richmond Heights runs about 75 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Richmond Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richmond Heights. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Richmond 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 Richmond Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 91% of residents in Richmond Heights live in densely developed areas, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Richmond Heights have never been married, above 94% of cities. Richmond Heights runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Richmond Heights, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Richmond Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Richmond 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
- Highland Heights, OH Even
- Euclid, OH D+63
- Lyndhurst, OH D+35
- South Euclid, OH D+64
- Willoughby Hills, OH D+14
- Mayfield, OH Even
- Wickliffe, OH R+4
- Mayfield Heights, OH D+21
- East Cleveland, OH D+87
- Cleveland Heights, OH D+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clute, TX R+19
- Prosser, WA R+28
- Newalla, OK R+51
- Lake Morton-Berrydale, WA D+6
- Norton, OH R+25
- New London, WI R+33
- Gilbert, SC R+61
- Latonia, KY R+17
- Troutman, NC R+36
- Whiting, IN D+7
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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.