Freedom leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Freedom typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freedom, ~25% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Freedom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Freedom leans more Republican than 104 of 177 neighbors.
Freedom runs about 32 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Freedom. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Freedom 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 Freedom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Freedom votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, above 83% of cities). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Freedom, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Freedom looks the way it does
Turnout in Freedom 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
- Conway, PA R+19
- East Rochester, PA R+16
- Rochester, PA R+14
- Economy, PA R+27
- Baden, PA R+13
- Monaca, PA R+21
- Fernway, PA R+9
- Bridgewater, PA R+11
- New Brighton, PA R+21
- Fallston, PA R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coxsackie, NY D+8
- Culleoka, TN R+62
- Trenton, IL R+39
- Salem, SC R+48
- Comanche, TX R+60
- Halethorpe, MD D+12
- Silver Springs, NV R+49
- Norton, VA R+49
- St. Leonard, MD R+25
- Salmon, ID R+59
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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.