Cranberry Twp leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Cranberry Twp typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cranberry Twp, ~44% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cranberry Twp compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cranberry Twp leans more Republican than 77 of 187 neighbors.
Cranberry Twp runs about 10 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cranberry Twp. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+18), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Cranberry Twp 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 Cranberry Twp, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cranberry Twp votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, well above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cranberry Twp, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cranberry Twp looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cranberry Twp 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Cranberry Twp have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fernway, PA R+9
- Seven Fields, PA R+3
- Callery, PA R+30
- Mars, PA R+14
- Warrendale, PA Even
- Zelienople, PA R+22
- Watters, PA R+38
- Evans City, PA R+33
- Bradford Woods, PA D+10
- Freedom, PA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greencastle, PA R+46
- Monmouth Junction, NJ D+23
- Country Walk, FL R+19
- Berwick, PA R+35
- Summerfield, NC R+21
- Hubert, NC R+42
- Elkhorn, WI R+22
- Fort Atkinson, WI R+16
- King, NC R+54
- La Plata, MD D+5
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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.