Hillsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Hillsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hillsville, ~19% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hillsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hillsville leans more Republican than 82 of 124 neighbors.
Hillsville runs about 46 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Hillsville 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 Hillsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Hillsville drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hillsville sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hillsville, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hillsville looks the way it does
Turnout in Hillsville 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
- Peanut, PA R+42
- Bessemer, PA R+49
- Edinburg, PA R+45
- Lowellville, OH R+30
- New Middletown, OH R+34
- North Edinburg, PA R+35
- S.N.P.J., PA R+54
- Struthers, OH R+12
- Poland, OH R+13
- Campbell, OH D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Saratoga, KS R+48
- Williamson, IA R+52
- Western, NE R+58
- Bridgeport, NJ R+26
- Tilmon, TX R+60
- Floral, KY R+62
- Lewis, GA R+45
- Newport, MO R+74
- Clinton Falls, IN R+62
- Rohr, WV R+31
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.