Lafayette Hill leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Lafayette Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lafayette Hill, ~62% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lafayette Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lafayette Hill leans more Democratic than 186 of 257 neighbors.
Lafayette Hill runs about 28 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Lafayette Hill sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Lafayette 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 Lafayette Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in Lafayette Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Lafayette Hill sits in the top fifth on density (about 81%, above 94% of cities). Lafayette Hill runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lafayette Hill, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Lafayette Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lafayette Hill 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lafayette Hill have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Conshohocken, PA D+26
- Flourtown, PA D+32
- Plymouth Meeting, PA D+19
- Gladwyne, PA D+32
- West Conshohocken, PA D+26
- Fort Washington, PA D+25
- Oreland, PA D+26
- Bridgeport, PA D+19
- Narberth, PA D+54
- Glenside, PA D+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Olive, MI R+26
- Pine Castle, FL D+12
- Pomona, NY R+11
- Albion, MI D+6
- North Fair Oaks, CA D+49
- Jamesville, NY D+22
- Sylvester, GA R+29
- Cypress Gardens, FL R+34
- Ontario, NY R+22
- Little Canada, MN D+35
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.