17547 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 17547 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 17547, ~31% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 17547 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 17547 leans more Republican than 17 of 35 neighbors.
17547 runs about 20 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 17547. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 28 points.
Why 17547 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 17547, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in 17547 are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 17547, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 17547 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 17547 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 69%, about 9 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.