Buck Run is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Buck Run typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buck Run, ~13% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buck Run compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buck Run leans more Republican than 145 of 173 neighbors.
Buck Run runs about 55 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Buck Run 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 Buck Run, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Buck Run, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Buck Run, PA does.
Why turnout in Buck Run looks the way it does
Turnout in Buck Run sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fountain Springs, PA R+47
- Seltzer, PA R+32
- Ashland, PA R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sandy Hook, MO R+64
- Lutheranville, NY R+36
- New Strasburg, OH R+59
- San Jose, AZ R+47
- Vayland, SD R+68
- Liberty, AR R+59
- Sunfish, KY R+68
- Buckhorn, MO R+66
- Kendrick, OK R+68
- Sublett, KY R+71
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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.