Arona leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Arona typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arona, ~25% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arona leans more Republican than 139 of 249 neighbors.
Arona runs about 35 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Arona 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 Arona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Arona votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Arona, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Arona looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Arona is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Arona own their home, compared to around 80% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Arona have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Madison, PA R+49
- Adamsburg, PA R+33
- Herminie, PA R+44
- New Stanton, PA R+34
- Rillton, PA R+43
- Yukon, PA R+51
- Westmoreland City, PA R+23
- Youngwood, PA R+28
- Penn, PA R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oak Hill, NY R+26
- Maidstone, VT R+29
- Jenkins, MO R+71
- Sarita, TX R+43
- Energy, TX R+76
- Santuck, AL R+69
- Clam Lake, WI R+25
- Belmore, OH R+66
- Northland, WI R+39
- Glenwood, NC R+60
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.