Bear Creek Village leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Bear Creek Village typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bear Creek Village, ~22% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bear Creek Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bear Creek Village leans more Republican than 116 of 168 neighbors.
Bear Creek Village runs about 34 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Bear Creek Village 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 Bear Creek Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Bear Creek Village live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Bear Creek Village, PA does.
Why turnout in Bear Creek Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bear Creek Village 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Bear Creek Village own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Bear Creek Village have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bear Creek, PA R+38
- Forest Park, PA R+40
- Shades Glen, PA R+37
- Penn Lake Park, PA R+39
- Penobscot, PA R+21
- Laurel Run, PA R+40
- Fox Hill, PA R+18
- Westminster, PA R+22
- Port Jenkins, PA R+35
- Cambra, PA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mooreville, TX R+68
- Lords Valley, PA R+36
- South Prairie, WA R+38
- Synarep, WA R+31
- Neilton, WA R+37
- Red Lake, TX R+48
- Cecil, AR R+71
- Wilmington, MN R+32
- Talmage, UT R+76
- Chili, NM D+19
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.