Coal Township leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Coal Township typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coal Township, ~15% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coal Township compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coal Township leans more Republican than 28 of 165 neighbors.
Coal Township runs about 33 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coal Township. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Coal Township 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 Township, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Coal Township votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, modestly above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Coal Township sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Coal Township, PA does.
Why turnout in Coal Township looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Coal Township have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shamokin, PA R+32
- Fairview-Ferndale, PA R+31
- Excelsior, PA R+51
- Coal Run, PA R+43
- West Cameron, PA R+58
- Ranshaw, PA R+56
- Sunnyside, PA R+44
- Kulpmont, PA R+34
- Elysburg, PA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wellston, OH R+55
- Waveland, MS R+41
- Monticello, IL R+27
- Palmyra, NJ D+24
- Baxter, TN R+64
- Newcastle, CA R+29
- Waverly, TN R+55
- Cocoa West, FL D+22
- Jena, LA R+53
- Crystal City, TX D+5
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.