Bridgewater leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Bridgewater typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgewater, ~31% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridgewater compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bridgewater leans more Republican than 48 of 171 neighbors.
Bridgewater runs about 9 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bridgewater votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 71%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater looks the way it does
Turnout in Bridgewater 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
- Fallston, PA R+6
- East Rochester, PA R+16
- Rochester, PA R+14
- Beaver, PA R+16
- Monaca, PA R+21
- New Brighton, PA R+21
- Patterson Heights, PA R+21
- Vanport, PA R+35
- Conway, PA R+19
- Freedom, PA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allen, SD R+11
- Burden, KS R+70
- Westbrookville, NY R+24
- Reeves, LA R+88
- McClintocksburg, OH R+45
- Anguilla, MS D+53
- Caldwell, AR R+36
- Sunnyview, SD R+35
- Whitingham, VT R+6
- Glengary, OR R+52
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.