Defiance is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Defiance typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Defiance, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Defiance compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Defiance leans more Republican than 73 of 122 neighbors.
Defiance runs about 69 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Defiance 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 Defiance, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Defiance hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Defiance drive to work alone, above 83% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Defiance are family households, above 89% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Defiance, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Defiance looks the way it does
Turnout in Defiance sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Riddlesburg, PA R+71
- Six Mile Run, PA R+71
- Kearney, PA R+71
- Eichelbergertown, PA R+74
- Saxton, PA R+65
- Stone Row, PA R+71
- Dudley, PA R+64
- Stonerstown, PA R+64
- Wood, PA R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fourche, AR R+57
- Fort Green Springs, FL R+62
- Garwoods, NY R+50
- Richards, MO R+66
- Grant, NY R+24
- Monarch, MT R+50
- Scott, GA R+73
- Gings, IN R+66
- Sandwich, NH D+28
- Massbach, IL R+35
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.