Ehrenfeld leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Ehrenfeld typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ehrenfeld, ~23% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ehrenfeld compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ehrenfeld leans more Republican than 25 of 155 neighbors.
Ehrenfeld runs about 41 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Ehrenfeld leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ehrenfeld, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Ehrenfeld drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Ehrenfeld are family households, above 83% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ehrenfeld, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ehrenfeld looks the way it does
Turnout in Ehrenfeld sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Fork, PA R+49
- Summerhill, PA R+55
- St. Michael, PA R+48
- Wilmore, PA R+61
- Sidman, PA R+52
- Mineral Point, PA R+48
- Parkhill, PA R+52
- Salix, PA R+46
- Portage, PA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hartley, PA R+60
- Young, WV R+62
- Worthen, AR R+62
- Little Rock, MN D+82
- Pulvers Corners, NY D+4
- Algiers, IN R+59
- Buffalo Springs, VA R+39
- Quaker Street, NY R+23
- Howard, NY R+52
- Thackeray, IL R+71
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.