Bentleyville leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Bentleyville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bentleyville, ~23% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bentleyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bentleyville leans more Republican than 140 of 253 neighbors.
Bentleyville runs about 35 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Bentleyville 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 Bentleyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bentleyville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, above 81% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Bentleyville, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bentleyville looks the way it does
Turnout in Bentleyville 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
- Ellsworth, PA R+29
- Van Voorhis, PA R+42
- Cokeburg, PA R+29
- Vanceville, PA R+44
- Scenery Hill, PA R+44
- Rogers Stop, PA R+44
- Beallsville, PA R+43
- Daisytown, PA R+35
- Charleroi, PA R+21
- Coal Center, PA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lynchburg, OH R+66
- Lockland, OH D+17
- Warren, OR R+16
- Haverhill, FL D+23
- Montrose, NY D+10
- South Mills, NC R+48
- Unadilla, NY R+29
- Hagerstown, IN R+51
- Redland, AL R+46
- Salina, OK R+56
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.