Elizabeth leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Elizabeth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elizabeth, ~31% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elizabeth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elizabeth leans more Republican than 138 of 271 neighbors.
Elizabeth runs about 26 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elizabeth. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Elizabeth votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Elizabeth, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Elizabeth looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Elizabeth have completed high school, about 5 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lincoln, PA R+40
- West Elizabeth, PA R+25
- Buena Vista, PA R+27
- Clairton, PA D+41
- Sutersville, PA R+41
- Elrama, PA R+37
- Coulters, PA R+37
- Versailles, PA Even
- Greenock, PA R+23
- Glassport, PA R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grinnell, IA Even
- Carthage, NC R+38
- Albion, NY R+17
- Bloomingdale, TN R+57
- Beverly Hills, MI D+25
- Fulton, MS R+66
- Nuevo, CA R+22
- Peru, IL R+10
- Westville, NJ D+7
- Metropolis, IL R+40
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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.