Damascus leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Damascus typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Damascus, ~28% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Damascus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Damascus leans more Republican than 69 of 116 neighbors.
Damascus runs about 32 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Damascus 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 Damascus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Damascus drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Damascus, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Damascus looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Damascus 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Damascus own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Galilee, PA R+38
- Tyler Hill, PA R+36
- Hortonville, NY Even
- Callicoon, NY R+8
- Priceville, PA R+37
- Milanville, PA R+38
- Hankins, NY R+17
- West Damascus, PA R+42
- Equinunk, PA R+38
- Lake Huntington, NY R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belleville, WV R+61
- Chevak, AK D+22
- Lytle Creek, CA R+27
- Portland, NY R+27
- Cartersburg, IN R+46
- Langdon Place, KY D+19
- Mirror Lake, NH D+5
- Blain, PA R+66
- Lewiston, LA R+56
- Alfred Mills, ME R+25
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.