Downtown North East leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Downtown North East typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown North East, ~34% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downtown North East compares
Downtown North East runs about 10 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Downtown North 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 Downtown North East, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Downtown North East, about 88% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below 70% of neighborhoods.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Downtown North East, North East, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Downtown North East looks the way it does
Turnout in Downtown North East sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fairfield, Erie, PA R+4
- Brookside, Erie, PA Even
- Belle Valley, Erie, PA R+4
- Southeast Erie, Erie, PA D+20
- Central Eastside, Erie, PA D+44
- East Erie, Erie, PA D+47
- South East Hills, Erie, PA D+16
- Marvintown, Erie, PA D+27
- Downtown Erie, Erie, PA D+36
- Little Italy, Erie, PA D+30
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Swansboro, Richmond, VA D+78
- Linwood, Columbus, OH D+76
- Three Chopt, Richmond, VA D+23
- Lakewood, Warwick, RI D+12
- Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock, TX D+18
- Woodland Edge, Little Rock, AR D+17
- Southchase Village, Southchase, FL D+7
- Huckleberry Fields, Alafaya, FL Even
- Vale and Eastern Avenue, Schenectady, NY D+42
- Downtown Tampa, Tampa, FL D+17
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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.