15696 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 91% of adults in 15696 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 15696, ~29% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 15696 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 15696 leans more Republican than 14 of 39 neighbors.
15696 runs about 34 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why 15696 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 15696, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
15696 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 76%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; 15696, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 15696 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in 15696 have completed high school, about 6 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. 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.