Fairplay leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Fairplay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairplay, ~23% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairplay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairplay leans more Republican than 59 of 106 neighbors.
Fairplay runs about 41 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Fairplay 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 Fairplay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Fairplay drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Fairplay are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fairplay, PA sits below 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 Fairplay looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fairplay 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenmount, PA R+33
- Emmitsburg, MD R+16
- Carroll Valley, PA R+39
- Fairfield, PA R+48
- Harney, MD R+48
- Round Top, PA R+22
- Knoxlyn, PA R+43
- Virginia Mills, PA R+58
- Motters, MD R+55
- Stremmels, PA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Trapper Creek, AK R+34
- Paoli, WI D+26
- Pennington, TX R+71
- Sussex, VA R+20
- Plaza, ND R+74
- Felton, MN R+34
- Lecta, AL R+91
- Extonville, NJ R+20
- Montgomery Creek, CA R+37
- Laurel Lake, PA R+47
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.