Woodland Hills, Cleveland, OH Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Woodland Hills

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

Woodland Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Woodland Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodland Hills, ~54% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Woodland Hills compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodland Hills leans more Democratic than 11 of 18 neighbors.

Woodland Hills runs about 98 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Woodland Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Woodland Hills live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Woodland Hills have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods. Woodland Hills 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; Woodland Hills, Cleveland, OH sits in the top quarter 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 Woodland Hills looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 42% of adults in Woodland Hills report food insecurity, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in Woodland Hills rent, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Woodland Hills have completed high school, below 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.