Sharon Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Sharon Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sharon Hill, ~64% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sharon Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sharon Hill leans more Democratic than 243 of 251 neighbors.
Sharon Hill runs about 76 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Sharon Hill sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sharon Hill. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+88) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+63), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Sharon Hill leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sharon Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 96% of residents in Sharon Hill live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Sharon Hill have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Sharon Hill runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Sharon Hill, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sharon Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Sharon Hill 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 Cities
- Collingdale, PA D+52
- Colwyn, PA D+76
- Folcroft, PA D+44
- Darby, PA D+80
- Glenolden, PA D+11
- Aldan, PA D+40
- Primos, PA D+21
- Norwood, PA R+5
- Yeadon, PA D+86
- Holmes, PA R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bullard, TX R+63
- Corona de Tucson, AZ R+23
- Firebaugh, CA D+8
- Whitehall, MI R+18
- Big Stone Gap, VA R+44
- Leonia, NJ D+23
- Effingham, SC R+20
- Madisonville, TX R+31
- New Hudson, MI R+14
- Bristol, IN R+45
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.