East Falls is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 72% of adults in East Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Falls, ~63% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Falls compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Falls leans more Democratic than 18 of 36 neighbors.
East Falls runs about 77 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and East Falls sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within East Falls. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 63 points.
Why East Falls 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 East Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in East Falls hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in East Falls have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods. East Falls runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Falls, Philadelphia, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in East Falls looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Falls 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA D+56
- Alleghany West, Philadelphia, PA D+89
- Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, PA D+87
- Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, PA D+89
- Germantown, Philadelphia, PA D+87
- Bala Cynwyd, Bala-Cynwyd, PA D+48
- Wynnefield, Philadelphia, PA D+79
- Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA D+88
- Brewerytown, Philadelphia, PA D+85
- Logan-Ogontz-Fern Rock, Philadelphia, PA D+85
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Alamedan Valley, North Valley, NM D+17
- Arlington, Riverside, CA D+11
- Waialae-Kahala, Honolulu, HI D+27
- Pleasant Ridge, Cincinnati, OH D+55
- South Side, Waltham, MA D+59
- Aberdeen, Hampton, VA D+72
- Soho, Manhattan, NY D+70
- Sterling Park, Sterling, VA D+23
- Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill North, Beaverton, OR D+42
- Mandell, Chicago, IL D+79
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.