Waite Hill leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Waite Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waite Hill, ~37% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waite Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waite Hill leans more Republican than 60 of 97 neighbors.
Waite Hill runs about 8 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Waite Hill 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 Waite Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Waite Hill votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly below 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 Waite Hill are family households, above 76% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Waite Hill, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Waite Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Waite Hill 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Waite Hill own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Waite Hill have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kirtland, OH R+21
- Willoughby, OH Even
- Willoughby Hills, OH D+14
- Eastlake, OH R+14
- Wickliffe, OH R+4
- Willowick, OH R+5
- Timberlake, OH R+11
- Kirtland Hills, OH R+28
- Mayfield, OH Even
- Gates Mills, OH D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Victoria, IL R+38
- Blodgett, OR Even
- Cherry Fork, OH R+69
- Pioneertown, CA R+5
- Cornatzer, NC R+55
- Almyra, AR R+81
- Long Pine, NE R+73
- Dutton, MT R+57
- Gainesville, AL D+55
- Nora, VA R+71
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.