Drums leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Drums typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Drums, ~27% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Drums compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Drums leans more Republican than 67 of 172 neighbors.
Drums runs about 31 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Drums. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Drums 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 Drums, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Drums votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Drums, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Drums looks the way it does
Turnout in Drums sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Springtown, PA R+36
- Sand Spring, PA R+36
- Upper Lehigh, PA R+26
- Lattimer, PA R+33
- Milnesville, PA R+30
- Drifton, PA R+45
- Freeland, PA R+30
- Conyngham, PA R+20
- West Hazleton, PA R+13
- Hazleton, PA R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM D+26
- Old Fig Garden, CA D+10
- Riverside, TX R+26
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA R+33
- Fulton, MD D+45
- Bonsall, CA R+15
- Cashmere, WA R+22
- Huntingdon, TN R+55
- Folcroft, PA D+44
- Calverton, NY R+22
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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.