Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, ~54% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne leans more Democratic than 37 of 53 neighbors.
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne runs about 79 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne 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 Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne 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 70% of adults in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods. Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 73% of households in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne rent, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
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- Spring Garden, Philadelphia, PA D+71
- Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA D+66
- Fairmount, Philadelphia, PA D+75
- Hartranft, Philadelphia, PA D+77
- Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA D+61
- Brewerytown, Philadelphia, PA D+85
- Kensington, Philadelphia, PA D+61
- Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, PA D+89
- City Center East, Philadelphia, PA D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA D+38
- Rice Military, Houston, TX D+22
- Woodbridge, Irvine, CA D+9
- West Seattle, Seattle, WA D+69
- Capitol Hill, Denver, CO D+67
- Pocket, Sacramento, CA D+40
- West Village, Manhattan, NY D+68
- Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, GA D+83
- Five Points, Denver, CO D+59
- Petworth, Washington, DC D+86
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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.