Braddock Hills leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Braddock Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Braddock Hills, ~49% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Braddock Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Braddock Hills leans more Democratic than 245 of 259 neighbors.
Braddock Hills runs about 41 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Braddock Hills sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Braddock Hills. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+27), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Braddock Hills 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 Braddock Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 89% of residents in Braddock Hills live in densely developed areas, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Braddock Hills have never been married, above 98% of cities. Braddock Hills runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Braddock Hills, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Braddock Hills looks the way it does
Turnout in Braddock Hills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Forest Hills, PA D+47
- Rankin, PA D+76
- Braddock, PA D+78
- North Braddock, PA D+51
- Swissvale, PA D+64
- Chalfant, PA D+28
- Edgewood, PA D+69
- East Pittsburgh, PA D+53
- Churchill, PA D+37
- Whitaker, PA D+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wayne, OK R+70
- New Paris, PA R+67
- Ewing, KY R+65
- Spring Grove, MN R+30
- Kimbolton, OH R+63
- Scottsmoor, FL R+56
- Laotto, IN R+55
- Cabin John, MD D+62
- Berry, KY R+64
- Branch, LA R+79
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.