Aldan leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Aldan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Aldan, ~43% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Aldan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Aldan leans more Democratic than 220 of 252 neighbors.
Aldan runs about 42 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Aldan sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Aldan. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+32), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Aldan leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Aldan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 99% of residents in Aldan live in densely developed areas, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Aldan have never been married, above 92% of cities. Aldan runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Aldan, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Aldan looks the way it does
Turnout in Aldan 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.
Nearby Cities
- Primos, PA D+21
- Collingdale, PA D+52
- Clifton Heights, PA D+19
- Glenolden, PA D+11
- Darby, PA D+80
- Sharon Hill, PA D+75
- Lansdowne, PA D+68
- Yeadon, PA D+86
- Colwyn, PA D+76
- Holmes, PA R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rocky Top, TN R+61
- Flagler Estates, FL R+58
- Cajahs Mountain, NC R+53
- Venetian Village, IL D+6
- Montague, NJ R+35
- Custer, SD R+49
- Haskell, TX R+58
- Juneau, WI R+40
- Sandia, TX R+60
- Spearman, TX R+68
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.