Cranesville leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Cranesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cranesville, ~24% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cranesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cranesville leans more Republican than 24 of 73 neighbors.
Cranesville runs about 35 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cranesville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Cranesville 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 Cranesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Cranesville drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Cranesville are family households, above 81% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cranesville, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cranesville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cranesville 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lundys Lane, PA R+42
- Albion, PA R+5
- Platea, PA R+34
- Pont, PA R+50
- Pageville, PA R+45
- Girard, PA R+22
- Shadeland, PA R+55
- East Springfield, PA R+38
- North Springfield, PA R+36
- Lake City, PA R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Milan, NH R+37
- Alexandria Bay, NY R+14
- Lyons, OH R+55
- Hartman, AR R+62
- Pender, NE R+49
- Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ R+21
- Urbana, MO R+67
- Meltonville, MS R+25
- Oldfield, LA R+72
- Weems, VA Even
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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.