Valley Forge leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Valley Forge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley Forge, ~60% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley Forge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valley Forge leans more Democratic than 123 of 217 neighbors.
Valley Forge runs about 18 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Valley Forge sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Valley Forge. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Valley Forge 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 Valley Forge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Valley Forge hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Valley Forge sits in the top fifth on density (about 58%, above 89% of cities). Valley Forge 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; Valley Forge, PA sits in the top quarter 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 Valley Forge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Valley Forge is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Valley Forge have completed high school, above 88% of cities. 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.