Clarks Green leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Clarks Green typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarks Green, ~53% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarks Green compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarks Green leans more Democratic than 142 of 144 neighbors.
Clarks Green runs about 10 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Clarks Green 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 Clarks Green, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Clarks Green hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Clarks Green sits in the top fifth on density (about 85%, above 95% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Clarks Green have never been married, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Clarks Green, 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 Clarks Green looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clarks Green 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Clarks Green have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clarks Summit, PA Even
- Dalton, PA R+11
- Factoryville, PA R+23
- Dickson City, PA Even
- Olyphant, PA R+7
- Schultzville, PA R+29
- Blakely, PA Even
- Throop, PA R+4
- Scott, PA R+25
- Walls Corners, PA R+27
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- Table Rock, OR R+11
- Chatsworth, IL R+58
- Hague, VA D+8
- Wellston, MI R+36
- Mustang Ridge, TX D+3
- Gilbertville, MA R+11
- Kachemak, AK R+22
- Sidney, IA R+45
- Alden, MI R+21
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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.