Central Lawrenceville is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Central Lawrenceville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Central Lawrenceville, ~65% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Central Lawrenceville compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Central Lawrenceville leans more Democratic than 12 of 30 neighbors.
Central Lawrenceville runs about 59 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Central Lawrenceville sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Central Lawrenceville leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Central Lawrenceville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in Central Lawrenceville hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Central Lawrenceville have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods. Central Lawrenceville 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; Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, 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 Central Lawrenceville looks the way it does
Turnout in Central Lawrenceville 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 Neighborhoods
- Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, PA D+64
- Garfield, Pittsburgh, PA D+84
- Stanton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA D+67
- North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+65
- Morningside, Pittsburgh, PA D+50
- East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA D+82
- Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA D+68
- Highland Park, Pittsburgh, PA D+74
- West Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+69
- Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+58
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Medina Public Square Historic District, Medina, OH R+8
- Boyle Park, Little Rock, AR D+58
- College Park, Mobile, AL R+31
- Farm Hills, Redwood City, CA D+59
- Pleasant Run Farm, Cincinnati, OH D+33
- McKinney, Austin, TX D+34
- Victory, Minneapolis, MN D+57
- Lakewood, Jacksonville, FL R+12
- Adams Hill, Glendale, CA D+25
- Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ D+25
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.