16648 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 16648 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 16648, ~30% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 16648 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 16648 leans more Republican than 2 of 23 neighbors.
16648 runs about 31 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 16648. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 23 points.
Why 16648 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 16648, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 16648 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 16648, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 16648 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 16648 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 16648 have completed high school, above 87% of zip codes. 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.