Harwick leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Harwick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harwick, ~32% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harwick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harwick leans more Republican than 113 of 242 neighbors.
Harwick runs about 16 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Harwick. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Harwick 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 Harwick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Harwick votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, well above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Harwick, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Harwick looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Harwick have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Springdale, PA R+7
- Creighton, PA R+16
- Cheswick, PA R+7
- Rural Ridge, PA R+6
- Arnold, PA D+18
- Indianola, PA Even
- Oakmont, PA D+21
- New Kensington, PA R+8
- Russellton, PA R+26
- Tarentum, PA R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dennis, MS R+81
- Onley, VA R+20
- Savoy, TX R+72
- Dumas, MS R+89
- Ethel, MS R+34
- Faulkner, MD R+37
- South Thomaston, ME D+6
- Penn Laird, VA R+29
- Le Roy, MN R+35
- Athena, OR R+60
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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.