Centre is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Centre typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Centre, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Centre compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Centre leans more Republican than 75 of 130 neighbors.
Centre runs about 56 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Centre 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 Centre, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Centre hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Centre are family households, above 82% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Centre, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Centre looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Centre own their home, about 13 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bloomfield, PA R+37
- New Bloomfield, PA R+57
- Little Germany, PA R+60
- Markelsville, PA R+56
- Walnut Grove, PA R+57
- Elliottsburg, PA R+61
- Mannsville, PA R+52
- Shermans Dale, PA R+56
- Newport, PA R+51
- Roseglen, PA R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walnut Bottom, PA R+54
- Beatrice, AL R+5
- Damascus, OH R+56
- Panama, IL R+51
- Flagg Center, IL R+33
- Henriette, MN R+45
- Junior, WV R+64
- Williamsville, MA R+10
- Kyles Ford, TN R+76
- Whitewater, MO R+75
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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.