Clyde is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Clyde typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clyde, ~18% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clyde compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clyde leans more Republican than 114 of 169 neighbors.
Clyde runs about 54 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Clyde 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 Clyde, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Clyde, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Clyde are family households, above 86% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Clyde, PA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Clyde looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Clyde own their home, about 11 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Armagh, PA R+52
- Heshbon, PA R+60
- Seward, PA R+53
- Robinson, PA R+57
- Dilltown, PA R+59
- New Florence, PA R+52
- Cramer, PA R+54
- Robb, PA R+51
- Black Lick, PA R+40
- West Bolivar, PA R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Armstrong, OK R+70
- Clarksburg, MA Even
- Conway, IA R+52
- Collinsburg, LA R+12
- Saltaire, NY R+2
- McDade, LA R+72
- Tidwell, TX R+64
- Cotula, TN R+73
- Cross Roads, MO R+71
- Sturdivant, MO R+74
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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.