Hemlock Farms leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Hemlock Farms typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hemlock Farms, ~45% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hemlock Farms compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hemlock Farms leans more Republican than 21 of 106 neighbors.
Hemlock Farms runs about 5 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hemlock Farms. The south side is the most split-leaning (R+19) and the west side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Hemlock Farms 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 Hemlock Farms, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hemlock Farms votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 43%, modestly above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hemlock Farms, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hemlock Farms looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hemlock Farms is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Hemlock Farms own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Hemlock Farms have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pecks Pond, PA R+30
- Unity House, PA R+32
- Lords Valley, PA R+36
- Uswick, PA R+42
- Greeley, PA R+42
- Milford, PA R+23
- Dingmans Ferry, PA R+29
- Birchwood Lakes, PA R+30
- Shohola, PA R+33
- Tafton, PA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gowanda, NY R+27
- Los Molinos, CA R+39
- Meeker, OK R+64
- Zwolle, LA R+34
- Normandy, MO D+75
- Woodson Terrace, MO D+30
- Essington, PA R+16
- Suquamish, WA D+38
- Lemon Hill, CA D+33
- Spencer, NC D+11
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.