Dora is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Dora typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dora, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dora is the most Republican-leaning.
Dora runs about 73 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Dora 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 Dora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Dora hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Dora are family households, above 76% of cities.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with heavy housing overcrowding tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dora, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Dora looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 86% of adults in Dora have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- North Freedom, PA R+73
- Pansy, PA R+74
- Eddyville, PA R+72
- Coolspring, PA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adams Basin, NY R+23
- Honora, GA R+51
- Honey Hill, NC R+23
- Mauck, VA R+63
- Plank, PA R+64
- Pinnell, AL D+24
- Joppa, KY R+70
- Mud Mills, NY R+31
- Mana, HI D+18
- Tonawanda Indian Reservation, NY R+54
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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.