Fort Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Fort Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Hill, ~12% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Hill leans more Republican than 85 of 118 neighbors.
Fort Hill runs about 63 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Fort Hill 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 Fort Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Fort Hill live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Fort Hill, PA does.
Why turnout in Fort Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Hill 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
- Summit Mills, PA R+69
- Springs, PA R+65
- Salisbury, PA R+66
- Boynton, PA R+67
- Casselman, PA R+73
- Garrett, PA R+69
- Salisbury Junction, PA R+66
- Meyersdale, PA R+55
- Grantsville, MD R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rogue Elk, OR R+21
- Bernard, ME D+19
- Milford, GA R+49
- Mapleview, MN R+3
- Nanticoke, NY R+23
- Lux, MS R+35
- Love Valley, NC R+65
- Navarro, TX R+69
- Standard City, IL R+49
- New Ashford, MA D+12
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.