Hiller leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Hiller typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hiller, ~18% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hiller compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hiller leans more Republican than 45 of 216 neighbors.
Hiller runs about 24 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hiller. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Hiller 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 Hiller, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hiller votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Hiller are family households, above 83% 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 Hiller, PA does.
Why turnout in Hiller looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hiller is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brownsville, PA R+23
- West Brownsville, PA R+30
- Allison, PA R+38
- California, PA R+3
- East Millsboro, PA R+41
- Republic, PA R+28
- Grindstone, PA R+44
- Cardale, PA R+40
- La Belle, PA D+27
- Vestaburg, PA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bowne Center, MI R+40
- Iverson, MN D+3
- Smoketown, PA R+36
- Friedensburg, PA R+44
- Sage Hill, MO R+69
- Sherman Mills, ME R+46
- Walnut Grove, TX R+71
- Fountain Lake, AR R+50
- Ullin, IL R+33
- Winameg, OH R+51
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.