Avis leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Avis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Avis, ~23% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Avis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Avis leans more Republican than 15 of 83 neighbors.
Avis runs about 45 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Avis 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 Avis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Avis votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 71%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Avis, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Avis looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Avis 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 65%, above 67% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jersey Shore, PA R+56
- McElhattan, PA R+48
- Woolrich, PA R+54
- Antes Fort, PA R+63
- Tomb, PA R+54
- Rauchtown, PA R+68
- Dunnstown, PA R+54
- Swissdale, PA R+59
- Lock Haven, PA R+30
- Oriole, PA R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Herminie, PA R+44
- Boyce, VA R+18
- Fairlea, WV R+30
- Marion, WI R+49
- Kenefick, TX R+74
- Bapchule, AZ D+30
- Stonewood, WV R+40
- Cedar Grove, NC R+8
- Paris, MO R+54
- Starbuck, MN R+40
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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.