Elverson leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Elverson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elverson, ~34% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elverson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elverson leans more Republican than 87 of 165 neighbors.
Elverson runs about 17 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elverson. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Elverson 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 Elverson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Elverson votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Elverson are family households, above 77% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Elverson, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Elverson looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elverson 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pine Swamp, PA R+27
- Morgantown, PA R+34
- New Morgan, PA R+31
- Geigertown, PA R+32
- St. Peters, PA R+11
- Glenmoore, PA Even
- Weavertown, PA R+25
- Kulptown, PA R+30
- Honey Brook, PA R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Olalla, WA R+5
- Southold, NY Even
- Cambria, CA D+25
- Lonsdale, MN R+28
- Kenneth City, FL R+16
- Vernon, FL R+54
- Meadowview, VA R+59
- Lancaster, WI R+25
- Indian Hills, NV R+32
- Clare, MI R+28
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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.