Tioga-Nicetown is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Tioga-Nicetown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tioga-Nicetown, ~64% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tioga-Nicetown compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Tioga-Nicetown leans more Democratic than 36 of 40 neighbors.
Tioga-Nicetown runs about 89 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Tioga-Nicetown sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Tioga-Nicetown 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 Tioga-Nicetown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Tioga-Nicetown is about 4%, about 69 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Tioga-Nicetown have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods. Tioga-Nicetown 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; Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tioga-Nicetown looks the way it does
Turnout in Tioga-Nicetown 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
- Hunting Park, Philadelphia, PA D+64
- Alleghany West, Philadelphia, PA D+89
- Fairhill, Philadelphia, PA D+59
- Logan-Ogontz-Fern Rock, Philadelphia, PA D+85
- Hartranft, Philadelphia, PA D+77
- Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, PA D+89
- East Falls, Philadelphia, PA D+75
- Germantown, Philadelphia, PA D+87
- North Central, Philadelphia, PA D+83
- Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Melrose, Oakland, CA D+59
- Lakeshore, San Francisco, CA D+49
- Goodyear Heights, Akron, OH D+22
- Orangecrest, Riverside, CA R+8
- Wallingford, Seattle, WA D+83
- Woodrow, Staten Island, NY R+58
- Far Southwest, Portland, OR D+61
- Lakeview, Stockton, CA D+20
- Rice, Houston, TX D+39
- Gibson Springs, Henderson, NV D+8
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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.