Harshaville leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Harshaville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harshaville, ~23% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harshaville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harshaville leans more Republican than 147 of 177 neighbors.
Harshaville runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Harshaville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Harshaville 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 Harshaville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Harshaville are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Harshaville, PA sits above the national average 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 Harshaville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Harshaville own their home, about 12 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Harshaville have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hookstown, PA R+49
- Clinton, PA R+36
- New Sheffield, PA R+39
- Shippingport, PA R+45
- Gringo, PA R+33
- Kendall, PA R+55
- Georgetown, PA R+52
- Aliquippa, PA R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Samaria, SC R+70
- Hubbard Springs, VA R+65
- Rome, ME R+29
- Trist, MI R+30
- Partridge, KS R+62
- Blackland, MS R+84
- Star Junction, PA R+42
- East Williamson, NY R+25
- Ormas, IN R+56
- Poston, AZ D+13
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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.