Point Breeze-Philadelphia is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Point Breeze-Philadelphia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Point Breeze-Philadelphia, ~68% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Point Breeze-Philadelphia compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Point Breeze-Philadelphia leans more Democratic than 22 of 41 neighbors.
Point Breeze-Philadelphia runs about 75 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Point Breeze-Philadelphia sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Point Breeze-Philadelphia. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+59), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Point Breeze-Philadelphia 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 Point Breeze-Philadelphia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Point Breeze-Philadelphia 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 52% of adults in Point Breeze-Philadelphia have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods. Point Breeze-Philadelphia 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; Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Point Breeze-Philadelphia looks the way it does
Turnout in Point Breeze-Philadelphia 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
- Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA D+79
- Girard Estates, Philadelphia, PA D+17
- Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, PA D+62
- Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA D+60
- South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA D+22
- Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA D+76
- Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA D+67
- Pennsport-Whitman-Queen, Philadelphia, PA D+42
- City Center West, Philadelphia, PA D+70
- Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia, PA R+23
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Metro West, Orlando, FL D+20
- Ramona, Riverside, CA D+7
- Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, TX D+33
- Northwest Austin, Austin, TX D+25
- North Central, Pasadena, CA D+51
- Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY D+78
- UC Irvine, Irvine, CA D+70
- Highland, St. Paul, MN D+60
- Clifton, Staten Island, NY D+33
- Flint Village, Fall River, MA Even
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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.