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

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

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

 

About 84% of adults in City Center West typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in City Center West, ~71% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How City Center West compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, City Center West leans more Democratic than 24 of 50 neighbors.

City Center West runs about 72 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and City Center West sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within City Center West. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+62), a spread of about 17 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in City Center West hold a bachelor's degree, about 57 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in City Center West have never been married, above 88% of neighborhoods. City Center West 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 West, 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 West looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. City Center West 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in City Center West have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. 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.