Gratz is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Gratz typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gratz, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gratz compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gratz leans more Republican than 127 of 151 neighbors.
Gratz runs about 64 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Gratz 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 Gratz, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Gratz hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gratz, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gratz looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 43% of households in Gratz rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Gratz have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pillow, PA R+68
- Berrysburg, PA R+68
- Williamstown, PA R+51
- Elizabethville, PA R+52
- Sacramento, PA R+60
- Rough And Ready, PA R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Caspian, MI R+28
- Pittsburg, MI R+34
- Gardiner, MT R+6
- Nortonville, KS R+55
- South Montrose, PA R+48
- Whitefield, OK R+72
- Pelham, TN R+66
- Avon, SD R+57
- Leawood, MO R+43
- Landfall, MN D+11
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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.