Grindstone leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Grindstone typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grindstone, ~20% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grindstone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grindstone leans more Republican than 135 of 220 neighbors.
Grindstone runs about 42 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grindstone. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Grindstone 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 Grindstone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Grindstone drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Grindstone, PA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Grindstone looks the way it does
Turnout in Grindstone 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
- Tippecanoe, PA R+48
- Chestnut Ridge, PA R+43
- Allison, PA R+38
- West Brownsville, PA R+30
- Smock, PA R+45
- Hiller, PA R+26
- Keisterville, PA R+37
- Cardale, PA R+40
- California, PA R+3
- Waltersburg, PA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bennet, NE R+40
- Panguitch, UT R+62
- Plainfield, WI R+35
- Cambria, WI R+36
- National City, MI R+38
- New Pekin, IN R+58
- Port Carbon, PA R+36
- Coyle, OK R+54
- Thorp, WA R+33
- Rankin, PA D+76
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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.