Alfarata is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Alfarata typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alfarata, ~12% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alfarata compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alfarata leans more Republican than 90 of 115 neighbors.
Alfarata runs about 66 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Alfarata 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 Alfarata, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Alfarata drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Alfarata fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Alfarata are family households, above 94% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Alfarata, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Alfarata looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Alfarata own their home, about 20 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Macedonia, PA R+52
- Maitland, PA R+59
- McClure, PA R+69
- Wagner, PA R+67
- Hawstone, PA R+59
- Burnham, PA R+48
- Milroy, PA R+62
- Yeagertown, PA R+51
- Mifflintown, PA R+56
- Siglerville, PA R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Millview, PA R+62
- Yagerville, NY R+30
- Tibbs, MS D+35
- Hermondale, MO R+74
- Danner, OR R+90
- Nanson, ND R+39
- Deerfield, TN R+76
- Cressmont, WV R+63
- Rice, KS R+74
- Quiring, MN R+54
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.