Alum Bank is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Alum Bank typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alum Bank, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alum Bank compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alum Bank leans more Republican than 111 of 141 neighbors.
Alum Bank runs about 69 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Alum Bank 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 Alum Bank, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Alum Bank, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Alum Bank, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Alum Bank looks the way it does
Turnout in Alum Bank sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasantville West St Clair, PA R+70
- Lovely, PA R+73
- Ryot, PA R+70
- Fishertown, PA R+65
- Weyant, PA R+74
- Pavia, PA R+75
- Reynoldsdale, PA R+67
- Ogletown, PA R+60
- Osterburg, PA R+71
- New Paris, PA R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agency, IA R+44
- Welaka, FL R+55
- Dallas, WI R+44
- Crab Orchard, TN R+67
- Shoreham, VT Even
- Ester, AK D+21
- Slanesville, WV R+59
- Washburn, MO R+71
- Boulevard, CA R+27
- Taneyville, MO R+70
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.