Valley View leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Valley View typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley View, ~31% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley View compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valley View leans more Republican than 97 of 126 neighbors.
Valley View runs about 12 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Valley View 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 Valley View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Valley View votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 54%, well above the Ohio average of 34%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Valley View, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Valley View looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Valley View 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Valley View own their home, compared to around 77% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Valley View have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Independence, OH R+17
- Garfield Heights, OH D+52
- Walton Hills, OH R+15
- Maple Heights, OH D+73
- Bedford, OH D+51
- Seven Hills, OH R+10
- Cuyahoga Heights, OH R+22
- Brooklyn Heights, OH R+11
- Brecksville, OH Even
- Bedford Heights, OH D+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cut and Shoot, TX R+55
- Zuni, VA R+43
- Babbitt, MN R+17
- Mazeppa, MN R+40
- Cambria, IL R+34
- Browns Valley, CA R+35
- Buras, LA R+30
- Newton, GA R+8
- Wooster, AR R+61
- Mendocino, CA D+61
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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.