South East Hills, Erie, PA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South East Hills

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

South East Hills leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 54% of adults in South East Hills typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South East Hills, ~31% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South East Hills compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South East Hills leans more Democratic than 4 of 12 neighbors.

South East Hills runs about 18 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and South East Hills sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Why South East Hills 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 South East Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in South East Hills have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 42%). South East Hills 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; South East Hills, Erie, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in South East Hills looks the way it does

Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 99% of adults in South East Hills have completed high school, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and South East Hills sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.