Cheswick leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Cheswick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cheswick, ~41% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cheswick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cheswick leans more Republican than 89 of 243 neighbors.
Cheswick runs about 5 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cheswick. The west side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Cheswick 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 Cheswick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cheswick votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 50%, well above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). 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; Cheswick, PA sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Cheswick looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cheswick 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Cheswick have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indianola, PA Even
- Rural Ridge, PA R+6
- Harwick, PA R+18
- Russellton, PA R+26
- Oakmont, PA D+21
- Creighton, PA R+16
- Springdale, PA R+7
- Fox Chapel, PA D+21
- Arnold, PA D+18
- Tarentum, PA R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roscommon, MI R+25
- Dumfries, VA D+41
- Medina, NY R+23
- Southwick, MA R+15
- Hempstead, TX R+17
- Princeton, KY R+51
- Louisa, KY R+64
- Richfield, UT R+67
- Magalia, CA R+19
- Upper Saddle River, NJ R+8
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.