Upland leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Upland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Upland, ~48% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Upland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Upland leans more Democratic than 200 of 242 neighbors.
Upland runs about 37 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Upland sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Upland. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+57) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Upland 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 Upland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 93% of residents in Upland live in densely developed areas, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Upland have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Upland runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Upland, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Upland looks the way it does
Turnout in Upland sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chester, PA D+78
- Parkside, PA D+22
- Brookhaven, PA D+17
- Woodlyn, PA D+17
- Trainer, PA D+16
- Crum Lynne, PA D+13
- Wallingford, PA D+30
- Rose Valley, PA D+36
- Aston, PA R+5
- Swarthmore, PA D+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hahnville, LA D+6
- Keystone, CA D+24
- Casco, MI R+45
- Cathlamet, WA R+15
- Westport, WA Even
- Alpine, NJ Even
- Steele, AL R+80
- Laporte, MN R+33
- Beresford, SD R+49
- Sherrill, NY R+4
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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.