Gilbertsville leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Gilbertsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilbertsville, ~42% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gilbertsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gilbertsville leans more Republican than 105 of 165 neighbors.
Gilbertsville runs about 12 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gilbertsville. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gilbertsville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 60%, well above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Gilbertsville are family households, above 93% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gilbertsville, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gilbertsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gilbertsville 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Gilbertsville own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Gilbertsville have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Frederick, PA R+31
- New Berlinville, PA R+31
- Zieglerville, PA R+16
- Boyertown, PA R+30
- Pottstown, PA D+7
- Perkiomenville, PA R+19
- Bechtelsville, PA R+33
- South Pottstown, PA Even
- Barto, PA R+37
- Parker Ford, PA R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairview Heights, IL D+18
- Sayville, NY R+18
- Las Vegas, NM D+29
- Chesnee, SC R+60
- Glenmont, MD D+51
- Marco Island, FL R+31
- North Reading, MA D+9
- Commerce, GA R+57
- Spearfish, SD R+32
- Grand Ledge, MI R+4
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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.