Dewart is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Dewart typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dewart, ~18% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dewart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dewart leans more Republican than 58 of 107 neighbors.
Dewart runs about 52 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Dewart 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 Dewart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Dewart drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Dewart are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Dewart, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dewart looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Dewart own their home, about 11 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Watsontown, PA R+49
- White Deer, PA R+61
- Spring Garden, PA R+2
- New Columbia, PA R+27
- McEwensville, PA R+54
- Allenwood, PA R+66
- Montgomery, PA R+45
- West Milton, PA R+40
- Turbotville, PA R+52
- Milton, PA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Soperton, WI R+36
- Doubling Gap, PA R+62
- Moorman, KY R+62
- Olive Grove, NC R+63
- Foxley Manor, MD D+17
- Christy, KY R+42
- Brooksville, OK R+63
- Jack Springs, AL R+49
- New Lands, NC R+41
- Mineral, AR R+70
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.