Excelsior is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Excelsior typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Excelsior, ~13% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Excelsior compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Excelsior leans more Republican than 95 of 166 neighbors.
Excelsior runs about 49 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Excelsior 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 Excelsior, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Excelsior hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Excelsior, PA sits in the top quarter 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 Excelsior looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Excelsior have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coal Township, PA R+35
- Shamokin, PA R+32
- Fairview-Ferndale, PA R+31
- Coal Run, PA R+43
- Sunnyside, PA R+44
- Elysburg, PA R+37
- West Cameron, PA R+58
- Ranshaw, PA R+56
- Paxinos, PA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wrightsburg, KY R+62
- Sabanno, TX R+73
- Round Timber, TX R+78
- Mungerville, TX R+79
- Murphys Corner, AR R+59
- Mayflower, LA R+46
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.