18069 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 91% of adults in 18069 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 18069, ~43% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 18069 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 18069 leans more Republican than 18 of 50 neighbors.
18069 runs about 5 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 18069. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+18), a spread of about 22 points.
Why 18069 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 18069, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in 18069 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 18069, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 18069 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 18069 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 88% of households in 18069 own their home, above 81% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 18069 have completed high school, above 84% of zip codes. 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 Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of 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.