Cambridge Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Cambridge Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cambridge Springs, ~21% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cambridge Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cambridge Springs leans more Republican than 15 of 90 neighbors.
Cambridge Springs runs about 32 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cambridge Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Cambridge Springs 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 Cambridge Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cambridge Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Cambridge Springs, PA does.
Why turnout in Cambridge Springs looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Cambridge Springs have completed high school, below 74% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Drakes Mills, PA R+42
- Venango, PA R+48
- Woodcock, PA R+57
- Teepleville, PA R+53
- Mill Village, PA R+47
- Edinboro, PA Even
- Saegertown, PA R+47
- New Ireland, PA R+47
- Riceville, PA R+51
- Blooming Valley, PA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scottsville, VA R+21
- Foresthill, CA R+35
- Seminary, MS R+81
- Hampton, IA R+34
- Waukon, IA R+29
- Clear Lake, MN R+43
- Black Hawk, SD R+46
- Nancy, KY R+66
- Homerville, GA R+45
- West Elmira, NY D+2
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.