East Stroudsburg leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 75% of adults in East Stroudsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Stroudsburg, ~42% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Stroudsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Stroudsburg leans more Democratic than 130 of 134 neighbors.
East Stroudsburg runs about 14 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and East Stroudsburg sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Stroudsburg. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 29 points.
Why East Stroudsburg 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 Stroudsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 42% of residents in East Stroudsburg live in densely developed areas, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and East Stroudsburg sits in the top quarter (about 31%, above 76% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in East Stroudsburg have never been married, above 92% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; East Stroudsburg, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Stroudsburg looks the way it does
Turnout in East Stroudsburg 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.
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- Delaware Water Gap, PA D+13
- Henryville, PA R+11
- Bartonsville, PA R+8
- Stroudsburg, PA Even
- Minisink Hills, PA R+16
- La Anna, PA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monrovia, CA D+27
- Orange, TX R+44
- Perrysburg, OH R+7
- Catonsville, MD D+34
- Levittown, NY R+21
- Romeoville, IL D+15
- DeKalb, IL D+28
- Menlo Park, CA D+64
- Parkersburg, WV R+35
- Trenton, MI R+7
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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.