Gilmore is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Gilmore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilmore, ~18% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gilmore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gilmore leans more Republican than 56 of 85 neighbors.
Gilmore runs about 50 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Gilmore 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 Gilmore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Gilmore drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gilmore, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gilmore looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Gilmore 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
- Derrick City, PA R+47
- Summit, PA R+55
- Duke Center, PA R+59
- Knapp Creek, NY R+38
- Rixford, PA R+59
- Sawyer City, PA R+49
- Foster Brook, PA R+40
- Chipmunk, NY R+39
- Coleville, PA R+57
- Limestone, NY R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- Cohagen, MT R+87
- Colebank, WV R+64
- Moro Bay, AR R+59
- Emmons, WV R+54
- Streeter, TX R+66
- Stranger, TX R+70
- Straight Mountain, AL R+83
- Luke, MD R+51
- Florenceville, IA R+43
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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.