Elephant leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 99% of adults in Elephant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elephant, ~43% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elephant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elephant leans more Republican than 115 of 173 neighbors.
Elephant runs about 11 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Elephant 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 Elephant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Elephant are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Elephant, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Elephant looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elephant 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Elephant have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Perkasie, PA R+12
- Pipersville, PA R+9
- Richlandtown, PA R+16
- Fountainville, PA R+8
- Revere, PA R+31
- Plumsteadville, PA R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yeomans, GA R+6
- Harper, IL R+48
- Bickmore, WV R+68
- Lake Valley, NM D+8
- South Van Horn, AK R+19
- Imogene, IA R+49
- Shulerville, SC R+10
- Lloydsville, OH R+59
- Fine, NY R+26
- Huntley, WY R+75
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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.