Hill City is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Hill City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hill City, ~15% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hill City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hill City leans more Republican than 40 of 112 neighbors.
Hill City runs about 52 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Hill City 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 Hill City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Hill City hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hill City, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hill City looks the way it does
Turnout in Hill City sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seneca, PA R+48
- Cranberry, PA R+55
- Woodland Heights, PA R+42
- Oil City, PA R+33
- Van, PA R+54
- Venus, PA R+59
- Kossuth, PA R+59
- Victory Heights, PA R+54
- Rouseville, PA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reynolds Heights, PA R+44
- Cane Valley, KY R+63
- Miller Dale Colony, SD R+67
- East Clayton, OH R+39
- Squirrel Island, ME D+10
- Kapulena, HI D+23
- Denver, TN R+65
- Deschutes, OR R+24
- Wells, KS R+76
- Pascola, MO R+54
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.