Chester Heights leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Chester Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chester Heights, ~51% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chester Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chester Heights leans more Democratic than 109 of 230 neighbors.
Chester Heights runs about 15 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Chester Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Chester Heights 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 Chester Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Chester Heights hold a bachelor's degree, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Chester Heights sits in the top fifth on density (about 45%, above 86% of cities). Chester Heights runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Chester Heights, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Chester Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chester Heights 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Chester Heights have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glen Mills, PA D+4
- Lima, PA D+10
- Aston, PA R+5
- Garnet Valley, PA Even
- Thornton, PA D+11
- Cheyney, PA R+3
- Media, PA D+21
- Marcus Hook, PA D+4
- Boothwyn, PA D+5
- Brookhaven, PA D+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Callaway, MD R+18
- Vienna, IL R+53
- Rickman, TN R+65
- Heber-Overgaard, AZ R+49
- Holyoke, CO R+48
- Sterling, MI R+45
- Mantorville, MN R+31
- Hubbardston, MA R+13
- Springville, TN R+68
- Franklinville, NY R+40
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.