Ben Avon leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Ben Avon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ben Avon, ~62% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ben Avon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ben Avon leans more Democratic than 211 of 227 neighbors.
Ben Avon runs about 39 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Ben Avon sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Ben Avon 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 86% of residents in Ben Avon live in densely developed areas, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Ben Avon sits in the top quarter (about 65%, above 98% of cities). Ben Avon runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ben Avon, 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 Ben Avon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ben Avon 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Ben Avon have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ben Avon Heights, PA D+17
- Avalon, PA D+31
- Emsworth, PA D+12
- Bellevue, PA D+38
- Mckees Rocks, PA D+15
- West View, PA D+10
- Glenfield, PA R+2
- Ingram, PA D+14
- Sewickley Hills, PA R+2
- Sewickley, PA D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fountain City, IN R+53
- Deerfield, MI R+44
- Conklin, MI R+48
- Silver Bay, MN R+8
- Ramsey, IL R+66
- Philadelphia, NY R+40
- Paint Lick, KY R+54
- Rock Port, MO R+60
- Lakeland, MN Even
- Dolan Springs, AZ R+42
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.