Park Village leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Park Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Village, ~35% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Park Village leans more Democratic than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Park Village runs about 43 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Park Village sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Park Village. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+50) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+33), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Park Village 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 Park Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Park Village 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 58% of adults in Park Village have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods. Park Village 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; Park Village, York, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Park Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Park Village 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 48%, about 16 points below the Pennsylvania average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 64% of households in Park Village rent, compared to around 48% in nearby neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Park Village sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- Arlington Ridge, Arlington, VA D+60
- Haynes Area, Nashville, TN D+81
- Imperial Point, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+5
- Midtown, Milwaukee, WI D+78
- Airport Heights, Anchorage, AK D+36
- Highland, Rochester, NY D+60
- Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+62
- Downtown Annapolis, Annapolis, MD D+46
- Emerald Lake Hills, Redwood City, CA D+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.