Grays Ferry is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Grays Ferry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grays Ferry, ~57% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grays Ferry compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Grays Ferry leans more Democratic than 8 of 38 neighbors.
Grays Ferry runs about 63 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Grays Ferry sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Grays Ferry. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+69) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Grays Ferry 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 Grays Ferry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Grays Ferry votes against the grain of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, while Grays Ferry runs about 63 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Grays Ferry have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, PA sits in the top quarter 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 Grays Ferry looks the way it does
Turnout in Grays Ferry 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 Neighborhoods
- Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA D+73
- Girard Estates, Philadelphia, PA D+17
- Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA D+79
- University City, Philadelphia, PA D+65
- Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia, PA R+23
- Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA D+60
- Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA D+67
- South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA D+22
- City Center West, Philadelphia, PA D+70
- Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA D+76
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Greystone, Birmingham, AL R+29
- Frankford, Baltimore, MD D+81
- Mid City South, Baton Rouge, LA D+5
- Westwood, Denver, CO D+39
- Marcy Holmes, Minneapolis, MN D+59
- Alamo Placita, Denver, CO D+64
- La Sierra South, Riverside, CA Even
- Back Creek Church Road, Charlotte, NC D+62
- Central Omaha, Omaha, NE D+24
- Rose Garden, San Jose, CA D+46
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.