Fairmount City is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Fairmount City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairmount City, ~14% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairmount City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairmount City leans more Republican than 91 of 164 neighbors.
Fairmount City runs about 62 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Fairmount City 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 Fairmount City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fairmount City, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Fairmount City are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Fairmount City, PA sits above 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 Fairmount City looks the way it does
Turnout in Fairmount City sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hawthorn, PA R+65
- Oak Ridge, PA R+70
- Mayport, PA R+68
- New Bethlehem, PA R+61
- Shannondale, PA R+66
- South Bethlehem, PA R+68
- Leatherwood, PA R+70
- North Freedom, PA R+73
- Distant, PA R+68
- Seminole, PA R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Benton, CA D+5
- Farina, IL R+69
- Needmore, MI R+37
- Underwood, ND R+58
- Rhodo, NC R+54
- Reeve, WI R+41
- Worthington Springs, FL R+73
- Dorchester, NE R+60
- Dunbarton Center, NH R+9
- Cable, IL R+30
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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.