Grier City leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Grier City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grier City, ~19% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grier City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grier City leans more Republican than 104 of 167 neighbors.
Grier City runs about 43 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Grier City 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 Grier City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Grier City drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Grier City, PA sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Grier City looks the way it does
Turnout in Grier City 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 Cities
- Barnesville, PA R+47
- Delano, PA R+44
- Quakake, PA R+39
- Vulcan, PA R+48
- Tuscarora, PA R+53
- Haddock, PA R+41
- Tamaqua, PA R+38
- Hometown, PA R+38
- Brockton, PA R+53
- New Boston, PA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Central Point, VA R+23
- Purcell, PA R+77
- Prattsville, OH R+60
- Cameron, MT R+23
- Prilliman, VA R+56
- Pleasant Run, WV R+60
- Burr Oak, KS R+75
- Pleasant Hill, KY R+58
- Park Head, MD R+63
- Parkline, ID R+57
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.