Hammersley Fork is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Hammersley Fork typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hammersley Fork, ~11% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hammersley Fork compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hammersley Fork leans more Republican than 20 of 43 neighbors.
Hammersley Fork runs about 55 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Hammersley Fork 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 Hammersley Fork, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Hammersley Fork live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hammersley Fork, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hammersley Fork looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Hammersley Fork rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leidy, PA R+55
- Cross Fork, PA R+58
- Wharton, PA R+64
- Westport, PA R+58
- Shintown, PA R+58
- Renovo, PA R+56
- Sinnamahoning, PA R+56
- Conrad, PA R+64
- South Renovo, PA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- White Signal, NM R+36
- Wyman, ME R+26
- Cattron, SD R+70
- Linwood, AL R+48
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.