Bryan is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Bryan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bryan, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bryan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bryan leans more Republican than 98 of 180 neighbors.
Bryan runs about 61 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bryan. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Bryan 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 Bryan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Bryan are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Bryan, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bryan looks the way it does
Turnout in Bryan 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
- Nu Mine, PA R+61
- Yatesboro, PA R+59
- Dayton, PA R+69
- Rural Valley, PA R+56
- Echo, PA R+68
- Blanco, PA R+59
- Belknap, PA R+72
- Sagamore, PA R+62
- Beyer, PA R+63
- Margaret, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, LA R+90
- Adamsville, AZ R+26
- Nigton, TX R+43
- Sumatra, MT R+66
- Steele City, NE R+60
- Newburg, TX R+75
- Henlopen Acres, DE D+22
- Henshaw, KY R+64
- West Union, PA R+55
- Welty, CO R+39
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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.