Fountain Hill leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Fountain Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fountain Hill, ~39% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fountain Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fountain Hill leans more Democratic than 153 of 154 neighbors.
Fountain Hill runs about 20 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Fountain Hill sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Fountain Hill 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 Fountain Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 85% of residents in Fountain Hill live in densely developed areas, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Fountain Hill have never been married, above 86% of cities. Fountain Hill runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fountain Hill, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fountain Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Fountain Hill 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
- Bethlehem, PA D+16
- Freemansburg, PA D+16
- Hellertown, PA R+9
- Center Valley, PA Even
- Allentown, PA Even
- Fullerton, PA D+6
- Catasauqua, PA Even
- North Catasauqua, PA R+10
- Coopersburg, PA R+13
- Hokendauqua, PA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Landing, NJ R+14
- Holden, MO R+50
- Tiffin, IA D+14
- Falmouth, KY R+59
- Moon Lake, FL R+46
- Simpsonville, KY R+32
- Gardendale, TX R+75
- East Prairie, MO R+56
- Harmony, NC R+59
- New Cumberland, WV R+54
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.