Blain is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Blain typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blain, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blain leans more Republican than 78 of 124 neighbors.
Blain runs about 64 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Blain 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 Blain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Blain live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Blain, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Blain looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Blain have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- McCrea, PA R+62
- Salem, PA R+53
- East Waterford, PA R+71
- Honey Grove, PA R+67
- Kistler, PA R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chevak, AK D+22
- Alfred Mills, ME R+25
- Damascus, PA R+34
- Portland, NY R+27
- Langdon Place, KY D+19
- Cartersburg, IN R+46
- Belleville, WV R+61
- Mirror Lake, NH D+5
- Lytle Creek, CA R+27
- Lewiston, LA R+56
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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.