17886 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 17886 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 17886, ~26% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 17886 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 17886 leans more Republican than 9 of 23 neighbors.
17886 runs about 37 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 17886. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 21 points.
Why 17886 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 17886, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in 17886 drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; 17886, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 17886 looks the way it does
Turnout in 17886 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.