West Side Squires leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 59% of adults in West Side Squires typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Side Squires, ~36% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Side Squires compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Side Squires leans more Democratic than 4 of 10 neighbors.
West Side Squires runs about 24 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and West Side Squires sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Side Squires. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 16 points.
Why West Side Squires 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 Side Squires, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in West Side Squires have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 38%). West Side Squires 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; West Side Squires, Erie, 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 West Side Squires looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. West Side Squires sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Little Italy, Erie, PA D+30
- Robbins Blass, Erie, PA D+9
- Bayfront, Erie, PA D+34
- Downtown Erie, Erie, PA D+36
- Marvintown, Erie, PA D+27
- East Erie, Erie, PA D+47
- Central Eastside, Erie, PA D+44
- South East Hills, Erie, PA D+16
- Southeast Erie, Erie, PA D+20
- Belle Valley, Erie, PA R+4
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Milkhouse, Mobile, AL R+17
- Meadowlawn, St. Petersburg, FL R+7
- Stanton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA D+67
- Lone Star, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Trowbridge Square, Sandy Springs, GA D+62
- Cottage Park, Mobile, AL R+38
- Highland, Oakland, CA D+52
- Hillcrest, Dayton, OH D+68
- Northwest Wilmington, Wilmington, DE D+75
- Bucyrus Commercial Historical District, Bucyrus, OH R+40
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.