15087 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 15087 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 15087, ~24% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 15087 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 15087 leans more Republican than 70 of 95 neighbors.
15087 runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why 15087 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 15087, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in 15087 drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; 15087, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 15087 looks the way it does
Turnout in 15087 sits close to the national pattern. 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.