Houtzdale leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Houtzdale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Houtzdale, ~23% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Houtzdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Houtzdale leans more Republican than 4 of 123 neighbors.
Houtzdale runs about 14 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Houtzdale. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+62), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Houtzdale 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 Houtzdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Houtzdale votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 46%, modestly 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 Houtzdale sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% 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 Houtzdale, PA does.
Why turnout in Houtzdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Houtzdale sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whiteside, PA R+56
- Brisbin, PA R+61
- Ramey, PA R+61
- Parsonville, PA R+62
- Madera, PA R+63
- Belsena Mills, PA R+63
- Osceola Mills, PA R+50
- Smithmill, PA R+60
- Beccaria, PA R+62
- Sanbourn, PA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hawaiian Ocean View, HI D+10
- West Buxton, ME R+20
- Caledonia, MS R+70
- Ona, WV R+43
- Smithton, IL R+45
- Coker, AL R+64
- Eastaboga, AL R+56
- Gatlinburg, TN R+50
- Memphis, IN R+48
- Woodlawn, VA R+63
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.