The Avenues leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 55% of adults in The Avenues typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in The Avenues, ~35% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How The Avenues compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, The Avenues leans more Democratic than 3 of 6 neighbors.
The Avenues runs about 32 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and The Avenues sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within The Avenues. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 27 points.
Why The Avenues 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 The Avenues, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
The Avenues votes against the grain of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, while The Avenues runs about 32 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; The Avenues, York, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in The Avenues looks the way it does
Turnout in The Avenues 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
- Park Village, York, PA D+41
- Grantley, York, PA D+23
- Northwest Triangle, York, PA D+40
- Springdale, York, PA D+42
- Valley View, York, PA Even
- Shiloh, York, PA R+12
- Springetts Manor-Yorklyn, York, PA D+6
- Stonybrook-Wilshire, York, PA R+15
- Hall Manor, Harrisburg, PA D+59
- Allison Hill, Harrisburg, PA D+63
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Memorial, Katy, TX R+16
- Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA D+67
- Roselawn, Cincinnati, OH D+78
- North East, Pasadena, CA D+24
- Heights, Little Rock, AR D+19
- Northside, Fort Wayne, IN D+17
- West End, Cincinnati, OH D+75
- Ball Square, Somerville, MA D+70
- Pueblo, Wichita, KS D+22
- Bowdoin Apartments, Malden, MA D+37
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.