Ben Avon Heights leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Ben Avon Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ben Avon Heights, ~70% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~-21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ben Avon Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ben Avon Heights leans more Democratic than 189 of 226 neighbors.
Ben Avon Heights runs about 18 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Ben Avon Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Ben Avon Heights 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 Ben Avon Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 86% of adults in Ben Avon Heights hold a bachelor's degree, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Ben Avon Heights sits in the top fifth on density (about 90%, above 96% of cities). Ben Avon Heights runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Ben Avon Heights, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ben Avon Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ben Avon Heights 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Ben Avon Heights own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Ben Avon Heights have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ben Avon, PA D+37
- Avalon, PA D+31
- Emsworth, PA D+12
- Bellevue, PA D+38
- West View, PA D+10
- Mckees Rocks, PA D+15
- Glenfield, PA R+2
- Sewickley Hills, PA R+2
- Ingram, PA D+14
- Sewickley, PA D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Urmeyville, IN R+51
- Louisville, KS R+52
- Wittsburg, AR R+72
- Springbrook, ND R+78
- Pendorff, MS R+60
- Ilfeld, NM Even
- Vickery Landing, MI R+43
- Hat Creek, VA R+49
- Inguadona, MN R+30
- Wakpala, SD D+58
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.