Cross Roads is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Cross Roads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cross Roads, ~20% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cross Roads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cross Roads leans more Republican than 100 of 122 neighbors.
Cross Roads runs about 53 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Cross Roads leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Cross Roads. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Cross Roads, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Cross Roads looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cross Roads 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Cross Roads own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cross Roads have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Felton, PA R+54
- Winterstown, PA R+56
- Stewartstown, PA R+43
- Wiley, PA R+51
- Highrock, PA R+58
- New Park, PA R+54
- Red Lion, PA R+28
- Shrewsbury, PA R+16
- Dallastown, PA R+22
- Brogue, PA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coolin, ID R+44
- Jenners, PA R+61
- Wilcox, MO R+59
- Mount Idaho, ID R+70
- Nead, IN R+53
- McMahan, TX R+55
- Livermore, IA R+56
- Mcville, ND R+44
- Plainfield, OH R+63
- DeSoto, GA R+12
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.