17572 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 17572 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 17572, ~20% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 17572 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 17572 leans more Republican than 25 of 40 neighbors.
17572 runs about 46 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 17572. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 17572 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 17572, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in 17572 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 17572, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 17572 looks the way it does
Turnout in 17572 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.