Hazleton leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Hazleton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hazleton, ~21% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hazleton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hazleton leans more Republican than 20 of 179 neighbors.
Hazleton runs about 16 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hazleton. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Hazleton 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 Hazleton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hazleton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 81%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hazleton sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Hazleton, PA does.
Why turnout in Hazleton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hazleton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 14 points below the Pennsylvania average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Hazleton rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Hazleton have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Hazleton, PA R+13
- Milnesville, PA R+30
- Mount Laurel, PA R+35
- Lattimer, PA R+33
- Hazle Township, PA R+46
- Tresckow, PA R+44
- Junedale, PA R+53
- Beaver Meadows, PA R+44
- Kelayres, PA R+41
- Mcadoo, PA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wheeling, IL D+15
- Manitowoc, WI R+11
- Belleville, NJ D+10
- Shawnee, OK R+39
- London, KY R+62
- Plainfield, IN R+19
- Somerset, KY R+53
- West Fargo, ND R+15
- Phoenixville, PA D+24
- Milledgeville, GA D+2
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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.