Chestnut Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Chestnut Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chestnut Crossroads, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chestnut Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chestnut Crossroads leans more Republican than 68 of 119 neighbors.
Chestnut Crossroads runs about 50 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Chestnut Crossroads 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 Chestnut Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Chestnut Crossroads are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Chestnut Crossroads, PA sits above the national average 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 Chestnut Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Chestnut Crossroads 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
- Cleversburg, PA R+55
- Walnut Bottom, PA R+54
- Shippensburg, PA R+31
- Shippensburg University, PA D+14
- Mainsville, PA R+58
- Oakville, PA R+54
- Middle Spring, PA R+46
- Cobblesville, PA R+54
- Stoughstown, PA R+51
- Pine Grove Furnace, PA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Claiborne, OH R+58
- Round Prairie, TX R+39
- Peanut, CA R+4
- Pleasant Prairie, IA R+36
- Rawson, NY R+51
- Carlisle Springs, PA R+41
- Guide Rock, NE R+71
- Brinkhaven, OH R+70
- Fayetteville, IL R+56
- Green Point, PA R+64
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.