Bridgeport, PA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bridgeport

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Bridgeport leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 67% of adults in Bridgeport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgeport, ~40% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bridgeport compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Bridgeport leans more Democratic than 153 of 245 neighbors.

Bridgeport runs about 21 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Bridgeport sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bridgeport. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+27) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 13 points.

Why Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 94% of residents in Bridgeport live in densely developed areas, about 57 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Bridgeport sits in the top quarter (about 46%, above 91% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Bridgeport have never been married, above 98% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bridgeport 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Bridgeport have completed high school, above 84% of cities. 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.