Sayre Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Sayre Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sayre Park, ~36% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sayre Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sayre Park leans more Democratic than 12 of 13 neighbors.
Sayre Park runs about 38 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Sayre Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sayre Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+27), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Sayre Park 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 Sayre Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Sayre Park have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 45%). Sayre Park 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; Sayre Park, Bethlehem, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sayre Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 66% of households in Sayre Park rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Sayre Park have completed high school, below 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Side, Bethlehem, PA D+33
- West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA D+25
- Rittersville, Allentown, PA D+10
- Overlook Park, Allentown, PA D+26
- middletown, Bethlehem, PA Even
- 1st Ward, Allentown, PA D+30
- Mountainville, Allentown, PA D+12
- 6th Ward, Allentown, PA D+14
- Jordan Heights, Allentown, PA D+36
- salisbury, Allentown, PA R+2
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University District, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- South Harrison, Tucson, AZ Even
- Southside Columbus, Columbus, OH D+59
- Braddock Road Metro, Alexandria, VA D+65
- Lake Frederica, Orlando, FL D+19
- Palm City, San Diego, CA D+20
- Westlake, Seattle, WA D+64
- Fulton, Minneapolis, MN D+68
- Country Squire Estates, West Valley City, UT D+6
- Bessemer, Pueblo, CO D+17
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.