West Park, Allentown, PA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in West Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

West Park leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in West Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Park, ~30% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Park leans more Democratic than 9 of 15 neighbors.

West Park runs about 31 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and West Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within West Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+40) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 20 points.

Why West Park 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 West Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in West Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in West Park have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods. West Park 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; West Park, Allentown, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in West Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. West Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 15 points below the Pennsylvania average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 76% of households in West Park rent, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in West Park have completed high school, below 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.