17029 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 17029 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 17029, ~14% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 17029 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 17029 leans more Republican than 7 of 15 neighbors.
17029 runs about 61 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why 17029 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 17029, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in 17029 drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 17029 sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 94% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 17029 are family households, above 89% of zip codes.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; 17029, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 17029 looks the way it does
Turnout in 17029 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.