17862 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 17862 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 17862, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 17862 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 17862 leans more Republican than 19 of 22 neighbors.
17862 runs about 67 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why 17862 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 17862, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in 17862 hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 17862 are family households, above 89% of zip codes.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 17862, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 17862 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in 17862 have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. 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.