Emsworth leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Emsworth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Emsworth, ~46% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Emsworth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Emsworth leans more Democratic than 177 of 221 neighbors.
Emsworth runs about 14 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Emsworth sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Emsworth 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 Emsworth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 81% of residents in Emsworth live in densely developed areas, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Emsworth sits in the top quarter (about 42%, above 89% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Emsworth have never been married, above 86% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Emsworth, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Emsworth looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Emsworth have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- West View, PA D+10
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- Glen Osborne, PA D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yemassee, SC D+33
- Pocono Lake, PA R+18
- Candor, NC R+22
- Climax, GA R+45
- Burnside, KY R+69
- Rockwell City, IA R+48
- Depoe Bay, OR D+27
- Springwater, NY R+30
- Fort Lawn, SC R+33
- Trinidad, CA D+47
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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.