Chalfant leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Chalfant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chalfant, ~47% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chalfant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chalfant leans more Democratic than 242 of 262 neighbors.
Chalfant runs about 30 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Chalfant sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Chalfant 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 Chalfant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Chalfant live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Chalfant have never been married, above 95% of cities. Chalfant runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Chalfant, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Chalfant looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chalfant 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Forest Hills, PA D+47
- Braddock Hills, PA D+39
- Braddock, PA D+78
- Churchill, PA D+37
- Wilmerding, PA D+32
- Rankin, PA D+76
- East McKeesport, PA D+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nixon, MS R+60
- Kappa, IL R+46
- Lucky Stop, KY R+66
- Dugway, NY R+42
- Winston, MT R+58
- Collins Center, NY R+41
- Bardin, FL R+73
- Hardison Mill, TN R+66
- Deep Creek, NC R+15
- Hyattsville, KY R+65
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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.