Fort Washington leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Fort Washington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Washington, ~58% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Washington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Washington leans more Democratic than 179 of 256 neighbors.
Fort Washington runs about 27 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Fort Washington sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Washington. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Fort Washington 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 Fort Washington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Fort Washington hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Fort Washington sits in the top fifth on density (about 83%, above 95% of cities). Fort Washington runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Fort Washington, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fort Washington looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Washington 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oreland, PA D+26
- Flourtown, PA D+32
- Dresher, PA D+31
- Ambler, PA D+25
- Glenside, PA D+45
- Lafayette Hill, PA D+27
- Blue Bell, PA D+27
- Gwynedd Valley, PA D+21
- Abington, PA D+36
- Plymouth Meeting, PA D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Weed, CA Even
- Mooresboro, NC R+59
- McCall, ID R+36
- Seymour, WI R+38
- Great Barrington, MA D+54
- Montevideo, MN R+26
- Richland, MI R+13
- Berwick, ME R+10
- Hensley, AR R+48
- Solvay, NY D+8
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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.