Gatesburg leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Gatesburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gatesburg, ~39% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gatesburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gatesburg leans more Republican than 12 of 116 neighbors.
Gatesburg runs about 13 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Gatesburg leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Gatesburg. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gatesburg, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gatesburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gatesburg 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Gatesburg own their home, compared to around 70% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Gatesburg have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pennsylvania Furnace, PA R+15
- Port Matilda, PA R+2
- Warriors Mark, PA R+43
- Pine Grove Mills, PA Even
- Park Forest Village, PA D+44
- Martha Furnace, PA R+52
- State College, PA D+35
- Spruce Creek, PA R+51
- University Park, PA D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Idanha, OR R+39
- New Lancaster, IN R+55
- Estillfork, AL R+78
- Ozone, TN R+69
- New Cumberland, OH R+60
- St. Urbans, WA R+47
- Reagantown, PA R+53
- South Radley, KS R+45
- South Randolph, WI R+43
- Norman, NE R+62
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.