Garretts Run leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Garretts Run typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garretts Run, ~22% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garretts Run compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garretts Run leans more Republican than 52 of 181 neighbors.
Garretts Run runs about 43 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Garretts Run 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 Garretts Run, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Garretts Run 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.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Garretts Run, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Garretts Run looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Garretts Run 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manorville, PA R+45
- Kittanning, PA R+49
- Applewold, PA R+42
- Mc Grann, PA R+46
- West Kittanning, PA R+42
- Ford City, PA R+43
- Ford Cliff, PA R+42
- Edmon, PA R+65
- Shay, PA R+59
- Christy Manor, PA R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elkhorn, MO R+59
- Uwharrie, NC R+67
- Glynwood, OH R+72
- Willowcreek, OR R+74
- Gold Dale, VA R+36
- Midway, OH R+63
- Friendship, AR R+73
- Tesuque Pueblo, NM D+53
- Jadwin, MO R+72
- Union Star, KY R+65
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.