College Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 65% of adults in College Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Hill, ~52% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How College Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, College Hill is the most Democratic-leaning.
College Hill runs about 59 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and College Hill sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why College Hill 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 College Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in College Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 69% of adults in College Hill have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods. College Hill 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; College Hill, Easton, PA sits in the top quarter 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 College Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. College Hill 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.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North End, Phillipsburg, NJ D+6
- West Ward, Easton, PA D+27
- Firthtown, Phillipsburg, NJ D+8
- Southside, Easton, PA D+29
- Palmer Heights, Easton, PA R+6
- middletown, Bethlehem, PA Even
- South Side, Bethlehem, PA D+33
- West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA D+25
- Sayre Park, Bethlehem, PA D+36
- Rittersville, Allentown, PA D+10
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Surrey Lane, Bergenfield, NJ R+22
- Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA D+25
- Preston Park, Roanoke, VA Even
- North Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+70
- VCU, Richmond, VA D+71
- Armatage, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Bailey, East Lansing, MI D+57
- First Ward, Binghamton, NY D+29
- Eliot, Portland, OR D+79
- Gashland, Kansas City, MO R+4
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.