East Vandergrift leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 59% of adults in East Vandergrift typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Vandergrift, ~25% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Vandergrift compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Vandergrift leans more Republican than 55 of 211 neighbors.
East Vandergrift runs about 14 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Vandergrift. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 11 points.
Why East Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Vandergrift votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a heavily developed built environment and sparse local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a lower rate, as East Vandergrift, PA does.
Why turnout in East Vandergrift looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 95% of adults in East Vandergrift have completed high school, above 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Apollo, PA R+37
- Vandergrift, PA R+29
- Oklahoma, PA R+31
- Hyde Park, PA R+30
- Apollo, PA R+41
- Leechburg, PA R+37
- West Leechburg, PA R+31
- Spring Church, PA R+56
- Salina, PA R+50
- Alcoa Center, PA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jewell, KS R+77
- Wonder, OR R+35
- Melvin, IL R+57
- Hammon, OK R+80
- Spalding, MI R+45
- Waukau, WI R+40
- Poarch, AL R+42
- Neponset, IL R+43
- Valley View, MO R+59
- Eastwood, LA R+65
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.