16939 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 16939 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 16939, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 16939 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 16939 leans more Republican than 7 of 11 neighbors.
16939 runs about 59 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why 16939 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 16939, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 16939 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Pennsylvania average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 16939 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 16939, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 16939 looks the way it does
Turnout in 16939 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.