Cleveland Heights, OH is a city located in Cuyahoga County in the state of Ohio. It is home to more than 46,000 people and has a reputation for being an incredibly vibrant and welcoming community. The politics in Cleveland Heights is mostly dominated by the Democratic Party, but some local races may have both Republican and Democratic candidates vying for positions. In most cases, local elections are nonpartisan so voters can make decisions based on individual candidate qualifications and not just party affiliation. Some of the issues that are important to members of the community include public safety, economic development, education, protecting natural resources, and creating housing opportunities for all residents. Issues such as these are often discussed and debated during election season. Local leaders also strive to create meaningful partnerships with organizations throughout Cleveland Heights that focus on supporting social justice initiatives in addition to other areas of concern.
The political climate in Cleveland Heights, OH is moderately liberal.
Cuyahoga County, OH is very liberal. In Cuyahoga County, OH 66.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cuyahoga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.4% to 32.3%.
Cuyahoga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cleveland Heights, OH is moderately liberal.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio is very liberal.
Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cleveland Heights, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,620 contributions totaling $1,976,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 864 contributions totaling $833,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $965 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)