Jordan Heights leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Jordan Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jordan Heights, ~27% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jordan Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Jordan Heights leans more Democratic than 15 of 17 neighbors.
Jordan Heights runs about 38 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Jordan Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Jordan Heights 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 Jordan Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Jordan Heights live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Jordan Heights have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods. Jordan Heights 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; Jordan Heights, Allentown, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jordan Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jordan Heights is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 36%, about 28 points below the Pennsylvania average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Jordan Heights rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 66% of adults in Jordan Heights have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- NoTi, Allentown, PA D+30
- 1st Ward, Allentown, PA D+30
- Old Allentown, Allentown, PA D+34
- 6th Ward, Allentown, PA D+14
- Downtown, Allentown, PA D+38
- Eighth Ward, Allentown, PA D+26
- West Park, Allentown, PA D+29
- Overlook Park, Allentown, PA D+26
- Fairview, Allentown, PA D+23
- West Walnut, Allentown, PA D+30
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bayless Atkins, Lubbock, TX R+9
- West Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ D+32
- Mount Hope, San Diego, CA D+35
- Park Avenue, Rochester, NY D+62
- University Park, Irvine, CA D+16
- North Omaha, Omaha, NE D+41
- Ukrainian Village, Parma, OH Even
- The Vistas, Las Vegas, NV Even
- Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH D+74
- Franklin Randolph, Boise, ID Even
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.