Donegal Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Donegal Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Donegal Springs, ~34% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Donegal Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Donegal Springs leans more Republican than 62 of 161 neighbors.
Donegal Springs runs about 32 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Donegal Springs 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 Donegal Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Donegal Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Donegal Springs are family households, above 90% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Donegal Springs, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Donegal Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Donegal Springs 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Donegal Springs own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Joy, PA R+19
- Rheems, PA R+29
- Salunga, PA R+16
- Milton Grove, PA R+46
- Marietta, PA R+22
- Landisville, PA R+5
- Columbia, PA R+11
- Elizabethtown, PA R+19
- Bellaire, PA R+47
- Manheim, PA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kaibab, AZ R+52
- Maltersville, IN R+54
- Buffalo, MT R+61
- Stehekin, WA R+22
- Butlerville, OH R+69
- West Falls, PA R+39
- Hager, WV R+63
- Mindenville, NY R+46
- Stark, KY R+62
- Laniers, AL D+20
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.