Catawissa leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Catawissa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Catawissa, ~23% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Catawissa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Catawissa leans more Republican than 64 of 181 neighbors.
Catawissa runs about 40 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Catawissa. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Catawissa 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 Catawissa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Catawissa votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, above 81% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Catawissa, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Catawissa looks the way it does
Turnout in Catawissa 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
- Queen City, PA R+49
- Numidia, PA R+47
- Parrs Mill, PA R+48
- Knoebels Grove, PA R+40
- Mainville, PA R+45
- Grovania, PA R+40
- Fisherdale, PA R+52
- Bloomsburg, PA R+17
- Mill Grove, PA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Karnes City, TX R+36
- Cold Spring, NY D+29
- Hampton, TN R+71
- Adamstown, MD R+6
- Stone Park, IL D+23
- Homer, LA D+9
- Crane, TX R+48
- Lucama, NC R+39
- Hot Springs, SD R+48
- Copperopolis, CA R+41
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.