Brush Valley is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Brush Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brush Valley, ~14% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brush Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brush Valley leans more Republican than 139 of 173 neighbors.
Brush Valley runs about 60 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Brush Valley 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 Brush Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Brush Valley are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Brush Valley, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Brush Valley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Brush Valley own their home, about 15 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Homer City, PA R+40
- Lucerne Mines, PA R+28
- Dilltown, PA R+59
- Heshbon, PA R+60
- Penn Run, PA R+60
- Armagh, PA R+52
- Nolo, PA R+63
- Clyde, PA R+56
- Coral, PA R+37
- Sample Run, PA R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pond Hill, PA R+47
- Farley, MO R+32
- Farrville, IN R+60
- Forest Springs, CA D+41
- Miamitown, OH R+51
- Gibtown, TX R+80
- Swink, OK R+78
- Huxley, TX R+80
- Wardell, MO R+65
- Tarrytown, GA R+68
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.