Garvers Ferry leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 99% of adults in Garvers Ferry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garvers Ferry, ~32% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garvers Ferry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garvers Ferry leans more Republican than 104 of 215 neighbors.
Garvers Ferry runs about 34 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Garvers Ferry 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 Garvers Ferry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Garvers Ferry votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Garvers Ferry, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Garvers Ferry looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Garvers Ferry own their home, about 13 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Schenley, PA R+54
- Silverville, PA R+36
- Natrona Heights, PA R+13
- Freeport, PA R+44
- Godfrey, PA R+49
- West Leechburg, PA R+31
- Leechburg, PA R+37
- Brackenridge, PA R+9
- Sarver, PA R+37
- Hyde Park, PA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Troy, ME R+34
- Browning, MO R+72
- Harvard, ID R+61
- Grand View, WI R+23
- Clare, IA R+51
- Hillcrest, AR R+63
- Rosemont, GA R+13
- Higgins, TX R+84
- West Chili, NY R+22
- Leighton, LA R+19
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.