Folcroft leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Folcroft typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Folcroft, ~50% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Folcroft compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Folcroft leans more Democratic than 225 of 252 neighbors.
Folcroft runs about 46 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Folcroft sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Folcroft 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 Folcroft, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 75% of residents in Folcroft live in densely developed areas, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Folcroft have never been married, above 98% of cities. Folcroft runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Folcroft, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Folcroft looks the way it does
Turnout in Folcroft sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Norwood, PA R+5
- Glenolden, PA D+11
- Sharon Hill, PA D+75
- Prospect Park, PA Even
- Holmes, PA R+2
- Collingdale, PA D+52
- Essington, PA R+16
- Primos, PA D+21
- Colwyn, PA D+76
- Aldan, PA D+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Calverton, NY R+22
- Huntingdon, TN R+55
- Cashmere, WA R+22
- Kermit, TX R+57
- Fulton, MD D+45
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA R+33
- Ironwood, MI R+8
- Winfield, MO R+54
- Groveland, MA Even
- Oakhurst, NJ R+26
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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.