Dickerson Run leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Dickerson Run typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dickerson Run, ~19% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dickerson Run compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dickerson Run leans more Republican than 166 of 217 neighbors.
Dickerson Run runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Dickerson Run 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 Dickerson Run, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Dickerson Run hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Dickerson Run drive to work alone, above 85% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Dickerson Run, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Dickerson Run looks the way it does
Turnout in Dickerson Run sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vanderbilt, PA R+49
- Dawson, PA R+52
- Leisenring, PA R+45
- Hutchinson, PA R+43
- Dunbar, PA R+52
- Star Junction, PA R+42
- Connellsville, PA R+38
- Perryopolis, PA R+37
- Waltersburg, PA R+51
- South Connellsville, PA R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Desert, TX R+67
- Lynchburg, TX R+39
- Fishers Island, NY D+21
- Joseph, MS Even
- Dimple, TX R+70
- Whiterocks, UT R+54
- Freeman Spur, IL R+53
- Nelson, MO R+65
- Winfield, OH R+65
- Sandtown, MS R+44
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.