Auburn leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Auburn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Auburn, ~26% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Auburn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Auburn leans more Republican than 71 of 171 neighbors.
Auburn runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Auburn. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Auburn 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 Auburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Auburn votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Auburn are family households, above 79% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Auburn, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Auburn looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Auburn own their home, about 13 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Schuylkill Haven, PA R+39
- Landingville, PA R+48
- Cressona, PA R+35
- Summit Station, PA R+50
- Friedensburg, PA R+44
- Glenworth, PA R+42
- Mount Carbon, PA R+42
- Orwigsburg, PA R+33
- Deer Lake, PA R+45
- Shartlesville, PA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Brookfield, MA R+12
- Mount Plymouth, FL R+45
- Poca, WV R+53
- Falls City, NE R+51
- Milbank, SD R+50
- Kilauea, HI D+10
- Amite City, LA D+13
- Shadyside, OH R+44
- West Pittston, PA R+7
- Martinsville, NJ Even
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.