Sheffield leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Sheffield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sheffield, ~38% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sheffield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sheffield leans more Republican than 25 of 62 neighbors.
Politically, Sheffield sits close to the rest of Ohio.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sheffield. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+18) and the south side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Sheffield 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 Sheffield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sheffield votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 65%, far above the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Sheffield are family households, above 77% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sheffield, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Sheffield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sheffield is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Sheffield have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Avon, OH R+8
- Sheffield Lake, OH R+9
- Lorain, OH D+14
- Avon Lake, OH R+3
- North Ridgeville, OH R+13
- Elyria, OH D+2
- Westlake, OH D+8
- Amherst, OH R+14
- Fields, OH R+16
- Bay Village, OH D+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lindsay, OK R+68
- Dumas, AR D+3
- Haworth, NJ D+10
- Great Falls, SC R+33
- Fort Rucker, AL R+52
- Oak Grove, LA R+73
- Burnettown, SC R+33
- North Hudson, WI R+8
- Fordyce, AR R+7
- Highland Lake, NJ R+17
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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.