The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Shaker Heights. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Shaker Heights tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Shaker Heights has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Shaker Heights leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Shaker Heights, 65.71% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Shaker Heights women make up 55.47% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Shaker Heights is 40.7, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Shaker Heights a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Shaker Heights, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Cities
- University Heights, OH: more liberal voters
- Highland Hills, OH: more conservative voters
- Beachwood, OH: more conservative voters
- North Randall, OH: more conservative voters
- Warrensville Heights, OH: more conservative voters
- Cleveland Heights, OH: more liberal voters
- South Euclid, OH: more conservative voters
- Woodmere, OH: more conservative voters
- Maple Heights, OH: more conservative voters
- Garfield Heights, OH: more conservative voters
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- Severna Park, MD: more conservative voters
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- Lewis Center, OH: more conservative voters
- Wahiawa, HI: more conservative voters
- Bartow, FL: more conservative voters
- Dana Point, CA: more conservative voters
- Seymour, IN: more conservative voters
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