Barto leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Barto typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barto, ~29% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barto compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barto leans more Republican than 157 of 166 neighbors.
Barto runs about 36 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Barto 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 Barto, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Barto are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Barto, PA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Barto looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barto 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Hereford, PA R+32
- New Berlinville, PA R+31
- East Greenville, PA R+19
- Frederick, PA R+31
- Boyertown, PA R+30
- Red Hill, PA R+12
- Pennsburg, PA R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newton Grove, NC R+46
- Kitty Hawk, NC R+27
- O'Neill, NE R+66
- Woodstock, NY D+61
- St. Paul, MO R+32
- Fountain, FL R+74
- Pauline, SC R+65
- Kingwood, WV R+53
- Hawley, MN R+30
- Noyack, NY D+14
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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.