Blandon leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Blandon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blandon, ~36% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blandon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blandon leans more Republican than 40 of 158 neighbors.
Blandon runs about 17 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Blandon 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 Blandon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Blandon votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 60%, well above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Blandon are family households, above 86% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Blandon, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Blandon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Blandon 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Blandon own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Blandon have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fleetwood, PA R+29
- Temple, PA R+8
- Laureldale, PA R+6
- Moselem Springs, PA R+39
- Shoemakersville, PA R+39
- Virginville, PA R+42
- Leesport, PA R+26
- Lyon Station, PA R+21
- New Jerusalem, PA R+30
- Kutztown University, PA D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Carmel, IL R+45
- Newland, NC R+52
- Center Moriches, NY R+22
- Garrett, IN R+47
- Glenarden, MD D+81
- East Taunton, MA R+11
- Orland Hills, IL Even
- Mountville, PA R+5
- Palmview South, TX R+5
- Pine Lake Park, NJ R+25
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.