Beach Lake leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Beach Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beach Lake, ~23% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beach Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beach Lake leans more Republican than 95 of 115 neighbors.
Beach Lake runs about 39 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Beach Lake. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Beach Lake 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 Beach Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Beach Lake drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Beach Lake, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Beach Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Beach Lake sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milanville, PA R+38
- Calkins, PA R+42
- Lava, NY D+7
- Narrowsburg, NY D+9
- East Honesdale, PA R+39
- Tyler Hill, PA R+36
- White Mills, PA R+36
- Aldenville, PA R+42
- Bohemia, PA R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sidman, PA R+52
- Belleair Bluffs, FL R+14
- Ritzville, WA R+46
- Rudy, AR R+61
- Renick, MO R+64
- Liberty, IL R+72
- Inman, KS R+52
- Springville, IA R+26
- Manchester, NY R+20
- Stella, NC R+45
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.