Dudley is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Dudley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dudley, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dudley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dudley leans more Republican than 40 of 128 neighbors.
Dudley runs about 63 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Dudley 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 Dudley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Dudley hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Dudley, PA sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dudley looks the way it does
Turnout in Dudley sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Broad Top City, PA R+64
- Six Mile Run, PA R+71
- Saxton, PA R+65
- Wood, PA R+68
- Defiance, PA R+70
- Broad Top, PA R+67
- Robertsdale, PA R+66
- New Grenada, PA R+66
- Stonerstown, PA R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Randolph, IL R+34
- West Palmyra, ME R+35
- Elm Flat, TX R+54
- Spragueville, NY R+44
- Flowell, UT R+74
- Martinsdale, MT R+62
- Hanna, WV R+62
- Kalapana, HI D+20
- Knightsville, PA R+71
- Wellsboro, IN R+45
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.