City Center East, Philadelphia, PA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in City Center East

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

City Center East is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.

 

About 79% of adults in City Center East typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in City Center East, ~67% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How City Center East compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, City Center East leans more Democratic than 27 of 48 neighbors.

City Center East runs about 73 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and City Center East sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within City Center East. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+62), a spread of about 15 points.

Why City Center East 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 City Center East, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in City Center East live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and City Center East sits in the top quarter (about 80%, above 97% of neighborhoods). City Center East 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; City Center East, Philadelphia, 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 City Center East looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. City Center East 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.