Allensville is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Allensville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Allensville, ~7% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Allensville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Allensville leans more Republican than 112 of 116 neighbors.
Allensville runs about 72 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Allensville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Allensville 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 Allensville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Allensville, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Allensville are family households, above 98% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Allensville, PA sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Allensville looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 62% of adults in Allensville have completed high school, about 28 points below the U.S. average of 90%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Allensville sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Menno, PA R+73
- Jackson Corner, PA R+55
- Mattawana, PA R+73
- Mcveytown, PA R+70
- Donation, PA R+59
- Shaffersville, PA R+66
- Saulsburg, PA R+55
- Belleville, PA R+69
- McAlevys Fort, PA R+52
- Strodes Mills, PA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Windsor Shelby County, IL R+62
- Wood River Junction, RI R+11
- Erhard, MN R+42
- Key Center, WA R+3
- Salisbury, VT R+3
- Miner, MO R+55
- Canvas, WV R+64
- Borculo, MI R+39
- Oldenburg, IN R+59
- Sidney, AL R+78
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.