Derrick City leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Derrick City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Derrick City, ~22% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Derrick City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Derrick City leans more Republican than 43 of 86 neighbors.
Derrick City runs about 45 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Derrick City 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 Derrick City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Derrick City drive to work alone, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Derrick City, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Derrick City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Derrick City own their home, about 14 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Derrick City have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gilmore, PA R+51
- Foster Brook, PA R+40
- Sawyer City, PA R+49
- Limestone, NY R+41
- Summit, PA R+55
- Chipmunk, NY R+39
- Bradford, PA R+32
- Knapp Creek, NY R+38
- Duke Center, PA R+59
- Rixford, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hopson, KY R+62
- Estiffanulga, FL R+73
- Upland, NE R+71
- Wenona, GA R+62
- Paul, NE R+50
- Grooverville, GA R+18
- Highland Heights, TN R+66
- Lannius, TX R+76
- Koerth, TX R+75
- Griggstown, NJ D+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.