East Benton leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 86% of adults in East Benton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Benton, ~33% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Benton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Benton leans more Republican than 45 of 141 neighbors.
East Benton runs about 22 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why East Benton 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 East Benton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in East Benton are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Benton, PA sits in the top tenth nationally 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 East Benton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Benton 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fleetville, PA R+24
- Tompkinsville, PA R+26
- Scott, PA R+25
- Dalton, PA R+11
- Lenoxville, PA R+39
- Clifford, PA R+36
- Nicholson, PA R+40
- Clarks Green, PA D+8
- Jermyn, PA R+13
- Factoryville, PA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moe, SD R+52
- Franklin Falls, NY D+11
- Lida, KY R+68
- Okauchee Lake, WI R+17
- Alum Bridge, WV R+67
- Scalf, KY R+73
- Bloomington, MD R+65
- Mangum, NC R+23
- New Harmony, MO R+69
- Vienna, SD R+64
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.