Elton leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Elton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elton, ~21% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elton leans more Republican than 39 of 155 neighbors.
Elton runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Elton 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 Elton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Elton are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Elton, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Elton looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Elton have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Windber, PA R+39
- St. Michael, PA R+48
- Paint, PA R+42
- Ingleside, PA R+39
- Sidman, PA R+52
- Geistown, PA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chesterville, OH R+62
- Hoonah, AK D+10
- Tyronza, AR R+65
- Wink, TX R+71
- Finley, CA R+10
- Hardware, VA R+36
- Lester, WV R+68
- Chickasaw, OH R+82
- Dingess, WV R+76
- Phenix, VA R+41
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.