Cortez leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Cortez typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cortez, ~21% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cortez compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cortez leans more Republican than 87 of 135 neighbors.
Cortez runs about 34 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Cortez 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 Cortez, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 87% of households in Cortez are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cortez, 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 Cortez looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Cortez own their home, about 16 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marshwood, PA R+31
- South Canaan, PA R+47
- Lake Ariel, PA R+36
- Mount Cobb, PA R+31
- Archbald, PA R+4
- Jessup, PA D+3
- Mayfield, PA R+15
- Whites Crossing, PA R+42
- Childs, PA R+18
- Jermyn, PA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spring Creek, VA R+66
- North Lowell, WI R+44
- West Hawley, MA D+11
- Westbend, KY R+60
- Post Lake, WI R+32
- Roystone, PA R+52
- Dale, IA R+41
- Pottsville, TX R+77
- Northway, AK R+9
- Woodruff, ID R+82
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.