17527 leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 17527 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 17527, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 17527 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 17527 leans more Republican than 26 of 35 neighbors.
17527 runs about 48 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 17527. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 26 points.
Why 17527 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 17527, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in 17527 are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 17527 sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 82% of zip codes).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 17527, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 17527 looks the way it does
Turnout in 17527 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.