Green Ridge leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Green Ridge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Ridge, ~32% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Ridge compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Green Ridge leans more Democratic than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Green Ridge runs about 19 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Green Ridge sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Green Ridge leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Green Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 49% of adults in Green Ridge have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 40%). Green Ridge runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Green Ridge, Scranton, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Green Ridge looks the way it does
Turnout in Green Ridge sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- The Plot, Scranton, PA D+13
- Providence, Scranton, PA D+10
- The Hill Section, Scranton, PA D+23
- Downtown, Scranton, PA D+28
- Petersburg, Scranton, PA D+20
- West Side, Scranton, PA D+8
- South Side, Scranton, PA D+16
- Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA R+9
- North End, Wilkes-Barre, PA D+16
- Mayflower, Wilkes-Barre, PA D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Robbins Blass, Erie, PA D+9
- Villa Cresta, Parkville, MD D+14
- North Middletown, Middletown, NJ R+22
- Globeville, Denver, CO D+51
- Harrison West, Columbus, OH D+54
- Park Village, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Oakwood, Knoxville, TN D+32
- Breen Hills, Kansas City, MO D+7
- Pulaski, Gary, IN D+83
- Gilcrease Hills, Tulsa, OK D+76
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.