Fogelsville leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Fogelsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fogelsville, ~36% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fogelsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fogelsville leans more Republican than 45 of 144 neighbors.
Fogelsville runs about 13 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fogelsville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Fogelsville 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 Fogelsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fogelsville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Fogelsville are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fogelsville, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Fogelsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fogelsville 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fogelsville have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orefield, PA R+7
- Breinigsville, PA D+6
- Trexlertown, PA D+3
- New Tripoli, PA R+34
- Schnecksville, PA R+17
- Macungie, PA R+3
- Mertztown, PA R+35
- Topton, PA R+23
- Alburtis, PA R+18
- Dorneyville, PA D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brooklyn, WI D+8
- El Paso, IL R+50
- Utica, KY R+59
- Bon Secour, AL R+59
- Cochranton, PA R+51
- Morenci, MI R+47
- Dolgeville, NY R+32
- Lucerne, CA R+10
- Jesup, IA R+36
- Italy, TX R+57
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.