Mount Airy is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Mount Airy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Airy, ~78% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Airy compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Airy leans more Democratic than 17 of 20 neighbors.
Mount Airy runs about 90 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Mount Airy sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mount Airy votes against the grain of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, while Mount Airy runs about 90 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Airy looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Airy 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 65%, above 61% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cedar Brook, Philadelphia, PA D+90
- Germantown, Philadelphia, PA D+87
- Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA D+71
- Wyndmoor, Glenside, PA D+57
- Oak Lane, Philadelphia, PA D+87
- Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA D+40
- Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA D+56
- East Falls, Philadelphia, PA D+75
- Logan-Ogontz-Fern Rock, Philadelphia, PA D+85
- Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, PA D+87
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens, NY D+3
- Hawaii Kai, East Honolulu, HI D+24
- Bayview, San Francisco, CA D+57
- Riverdale, Bronx, NY D+36
- Nevada-Lidgerwood, Spokane, WA D+2
- South Gate, Glen Burnie, MD D+32
- Southeast, Raleigh, NC D+65
- South Central, Reno, NV D+16
- Eagle Ford, Dallas, TX D+47
- Serra Mesa, San Diego, CA D+30
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.