Braddock is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Braddock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Braddock, ~48% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Braddock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Braddock leans more Democratic than 260 of 261 neighbors.
Braddock runs about 79 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Braddock sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Braddock 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 90% of residents in Braddock live in densely developed areas, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 70% of adults in Braddock have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Braddock 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; Braddock, 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 Braddock looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Braddock is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 25 points below the Pennsylvania average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 65% of households in Braddock rent, compared to around 45% in nearby cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Braddock sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rankin, PA D+76
- North Braddock, PA D+51
- Braddock Hills, PA D+39
- Whitaker, PA D+10
- Swissvale, PA D+64
- Forest Hills, PA D+47
- East Pittsburgh, PA D+53
- Chalfant, PA D+28
- Munhall, PA D+17
- Edgewood, PA D+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pittsburg, IL R+62
- Bridgeport, NE R+55
- Fairview, WV R+61
- Doniphan, NE R+62
- Berlin Center, OH R+48
- Mulga, AL R+52
- Elkader, IA R+35
- Granite, OK R+75
- Free Soil, MI R+33
- Lawrenceville, PA R+54
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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.