Washington Crossing leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Washington Crossing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Crossing, ~50% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washington Crossing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Washington Crossing leans more Democratic than 99 of 190 neighbors.
Washington Crossing runs about 8 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Washington Crossing 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 Washington Crossing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in Washington Crossing hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Washington Crossing sits in the top fifth on density (about 44%, above 85% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Washington Crossing, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Washington Crossing looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Washington Crossing 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Washington Crossing own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Washington Crossing have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Titusville, NJ D+21
- Brownsburg, PA D+2
- Newtown, PA D+7
- Yardley, PA D+27
- Woodbourne, PA D+7
- Lambertville, NJ D+27
- Pennington, NJ D+36
- Morrisville, PA D+17
- Glendale, PA Even
- Wycombe, PA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Minden, NV R+26
- Bells, TN R+51
- Jourdanton, TX R+51
- Hyde Park, UT R+41
- Vance, AL R+69
- Highland, MD D+21
- Anza, CA R+20
- Apison, TN R+42
- Hartford, SD R+44
- Calera, OK R+62
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.