Coraopolis Heights leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Coraopolis Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coraopolis Heights, ~44% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coraopolis Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coraopolis Heights leans more Republican than 96 of 212 neighbors.
Coraopolis Heights runs about 7 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coraopolis Heights. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Coraopolis Heights 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 Coraopolis Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Coraopolis Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 73%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Coraopolis Heights, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Coraopolis Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Coraopolis Heights 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Coraopolis Heights own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Coraopolis Heights have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coraopolis, PA R+2
- Enlow, PA Even
- Carnot-Moon, PA D+9
- Imperial, PA R+14
- Glen Osborne, PA D+16
- Oakdale, PA R+6
- Glenfield, PA R+2
- Edgeworth, PA D+23
- Sewickley, PA D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spring Valley Colony, SD R+17
- Lindley, MO R+71
- Evening Star, AR R+69
- Larson, ND R+72
- Las Placitas, NM D+24
- Lamont, ID R+67
- South Danville, VT D+6
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.