Fallston leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Fallston typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fallston, ~28% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fallston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fallston leans more Republican than 36 of 161 neighbors.
Fallston runs about 5 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Fallston 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 Fallston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fallston votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 78%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fallston sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Fallston, PA does.
Why turnout in Fallston looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 68% of households in Fallston rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Fallston sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bridgewater, PA R+11
- Patterson Heights, PA R+21
- New Brighton, PA R+21
- Beaver, PA R+16
- Rochester, PA R+14
- East Rochester, PA R+16
- Eastvale, PA R+35
- Beaver Falls, PA R+13
- Monaca, PA R+21
- West Mayfield, PA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Miracle Valley, AZ R+40
- Moccasin, TN R+75
- Polo, SD R+68
- Monarch, AR R+60
- Central Park, WA R+18
- Susitna North, AK R+39
- West Albion, MN R+47
- Pershing, IA R+50
- St. Clair, TN R+73
- Porterville, UT R+69
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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.