16827 leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 98% of adults in 16827 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 16827, ~60% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 16827 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 16827 leans more Democratic than 15 of 19 neighbors.
16827 runs about 23 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and 16827 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why 16827 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 16827, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in 16827 hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%. 16827 runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 16827, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 16827 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 16827 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in 16827 have completed high school, above 97% 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.