Calkins leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Calkins typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calkins, ~24% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calkins compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Calkins leans more Republican than 105 of 120 neighbors.
Calkins runs about 40 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Calkins. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Calkins 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 Calkins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Calkins drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Calkins, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Calkins looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Calkins 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Calkins have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Aldenville, PA R+42
- West Damascus, PA R+42
- Beach Lake, PA R+41
- Tyler Hill, PA R+36
- Milanville, PA R+38
- East Honesdale, PA R+39
- Bethany, PA R+32
- Honesdale, PA R+30
- Galilee, PA R+38
- Damascus, PA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perryville, TN R+74
- Easton, MN R+45
- Corrona, MS R+71
- Larisons Corner, NJ R+8
- Stratford, NH R+37
- Ducor, CA R+31
- Hanlontown, IA R+36
- Warren City, TX R+73
- Silerton, TN R+71
- Stickney, PA R+40
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.