Hazle Township leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Hazle Township typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hazle Township, ~15% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hazle Township compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hazle Township leans more Republican than 130 of 165 neighbors.
Hazle Township runs about 44 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Hazle Township 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 Hazle Township, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Hazle Township hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Hazle Township, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hazle Township looks the way it does
Turnout in Hazle Township 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
- Beaver Meadows, PA R+44
- Hazleton, PA R+18
- Harleigh, PA R+40
- Lattimer, PA R+33
- Junedale, PA R+53
- Tresckow, PA R+44
- West Hazleton, PA R+13
- Milnesville, PA R+30
- Drifton, PA R+45
- Hudsondale, PA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agar, SD R+68
- Sand Bay, WI D+63
- Saffordville, KS R+56
- Gove, KS R+82
- Rosewood Heights, IL R+30
- Garland, MO R+65
- Rockyhock, NC R+51
- Farlin, IA R+46
- Sorensens, CA D+36
- Hemlock, OH R+61
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.