Gwynedd Valley leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Gwynedd Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gwynedd Valley, ~70% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~-17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gwynedd Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gwynedd Valley leans more Democratic than 152 of 232 neighbors.
Gwynedd Valley runs about 23 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Gwynedd Valley sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Gwynedd Valley 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 Gwynedd Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 84% of adults in Gwynedd Valley hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Gwynedd Valley sits in the top fifth on density (about 70%, above 92% of cities). Gwynedd Valley runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gwynedd Valley, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gwynedd Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gwynedd Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Gwynedd Valley own their home, compared to around 80% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Gwynedd Valley have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blue Bell, PA D+27
- Ambler, PA D+25
- North Wales, PA D+17
- Lansdale, PA D+18
- Fort Washington, PA D+25
- Montgomeryville, PA D+16
- Plymouth Meeting, PA D+19
- Dresher, PA D+31
- Worcester, PA D+14
- Horsham, PA D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Foraker, IN R+69
- Fine Creek Mills, VA R+34
- Forest Knolls, CA D+60
- Rising Sun, MS D+66
- New Site, MS R+87
- Denham, IN R+59
- Napier Field, AL R+45
- Centralia, KS R+67
- Kingstown, NC Even
- Simpson, LA R+84
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.