Coal Run leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Coal Run typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coal Run, ~10% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coal Run compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coal Run leans more Republican than 58 of 173 neighbors.
Coal Run runs about 41 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Coal Run 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 Coal Run, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Coal Run hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Coal Run, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Coal Run looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Coal Run have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ranshaw, PA R+56
- Kulpmont, PA R+34
- Coal Township, PA R+35
- Marion Heights, PA R+31
- Excelsior, PA R+51
- Shamokin, PA R+32
- Fairview-Ferndale, PA R+31
- Strong, PA R+41
- Elysburg, PA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warm Springs, NV R+53
- Stanley, MO R+71
- Summers, WV R+69
- Lantz, WV R+65
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.