Duke Center is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Duke Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duke Center, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duke Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Duke Center leans more Republican than 78 of 88 neighbors.
Duke Center runs about 58 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Duke Center 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 Duke Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Duke Center sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Pennsylvania average of 87%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Duke Center, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Duke Center looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Duke Center own their home, about 11 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rixford, PA R+59
- Summit, PA R+55
- Prentisvale, PA R+60
- Gilmore, PA R+51
- Indian Crossing, PA R+60
- Coleville, PA R+57
- Knapp Creek, NY R+38
- Eldred, PA R+57
- Derrick City, PA R+47
- Wrights Corners, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- McGuffey, OH R+64
- McHenry, KY R+61
- Reading, KS R+52
- Graysville, GA R+47
- Somerville, IN R+57
- South Union, KY R+58
- St. Libory, IL R+57
- Fulton, IN R+60
- Walla Walla East, WA R+23
- Price, TX R+56
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.