16912 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 16912 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 16912, ~18% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 16912 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 16912 leans more Republican than 2 of 12 neighbors.
16912 runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 16912. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 16912 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 16912, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in 16912 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 16912 are family households, above 77% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 16912, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 16912 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 16912 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.