Elrama leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Elrama typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elrama, ~35% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~-8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elrama compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elrama leans more Republican than 175 of 266 neighbors.
Elrama runs about 35 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Elrama 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 Elrama, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Elrama, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Elrama runs against that pattern.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Elrama, PA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Elrama looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elrama 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Elrama have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bunola, PA R+39
- West Elizabeth, PA R+25
- New Eagle, PA R+30
- Jefferson Hills, PA R+20
- Clairton, PA D+41
- Elizabeth, PA R+27
- Finleyville, PA R+29
- Monongahela, PA R+26
- South Park Township, PA R+10
- Lincoln, PA R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acworth, NH R+27
- Seventy Six, KY R+75
- Rockland, KY R+60
- Cold Stream, WV R+61
- Klotzville, LA D+62
- Humarock, MA Even
- Hamburg, IL R+58
- Prospect, NY R+32
- Orleans Four Corners, NY R+45
- Toledo, AR R+55
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.