Bally leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Bally typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bally, ~32% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bally compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bally leans more Republican than 111 of 162 neighbors.
Bally runs about 22 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bally. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Bally 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 Bally, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bally votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bally, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bally looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bally 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Barto, PA R+37
- Bechtelsville, PA R+33
- Palm, PA R+30
- Hereford, PA R+32
- East Greenville, PA R+19
- New Berlinville, PA R+31
- Frederick, PA R+31
- Pennsburg, PA R+16
- Red Hill, PA R+12
- Boyertown, PA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD D+25
- Milam, TX R+75
- Columbia, AL R+68
- Grand Meadow, MN R+46
- Krotz Springs, LA R+82
- Bark River, MI R+36
- Burnside, MI R+52
- Register, GA R+34
- Anson, ME R+31
- New Marshfield, OH R+35
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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.