Falls Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Falls Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Falls Creek, ~17% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Falls Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Falls Creek leans more Republican than 37 of 113 neighbors.
Falls Creek runs about 54 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Falls Creek. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Falls Creek 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 Falls Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Falls Creek votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Falls Creek, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Falls Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Falls Creek 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
- Pardus, PA R+60
- Dubois, PA R+35
- Sandy Valley, PA R+62
- Reynoldsville, PA R+54
- Treasure Lake, PA R+30
- Hormtown, PA R+60
- Lanes Mills, PA R+54
- Brockway, PA R+48
- Deemers Cross Roads, PA R+62
- Battle Hollow, PA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gallaway, TN R+25
- Baxter, TX R+77
- Boothbay, ME D+6
- New Hebron, MS R+10
- Dayton, IN R+41
- Brogue, PA R+61
- Redkey, IN R+58
- Brinson, GA R+49
- Maria Stein, OH R+82
- Marks, MS D+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.