Goldsboro leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Goldsboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goldsboro, ~31% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goldsboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goldsboro leans more Republican than 67 of 140 neighbors.
Goldsboro runs about 32 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Goldsboro 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 Goldsboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Goldsboro votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, modestly 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 78% of households in Goldsboro are family households, above 85% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Goldsboro, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Goldsboro looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Goldsboro 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
- Etters, PA R+33
- York Haven, PA R+39
- Royalton, PA R+29
- Falmouth, PA R+50
- Middletown, PA R+10
- Highspire, PA D+7
- Strinestown, PA R+31
- Erney, PA R+43
- Bainbridge, PA R+49
- Manchester, PA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walton, KS R+45
- Hungerford, TX R+25
- Scranton, IA R+55
- Wareham, MA R+10
- Jekyll Island, GA R+36
- Oakland, MO R+70
- Waukena, CA R+48
- Mayport, PA R+68
- Unalakleet, AK D+33
- Rocky Branch, LA R+88
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.