Kirkwood is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Kirkwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kirkwood, ~15% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kirkwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kirkwood leans more Republican than 113 of 129 neighbors.
Kirkwood runs about 55 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Kirkwood are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kirkwood, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kirkwood looks the way it does
Turnout in Kirkwood 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
- Tayloria, PA R+58
- Collins, PA R+58
- Little Britain, PA R+56
- Unicorn, PA R+58
- Quarryville, PA R+52
- Mechanics Grove, PA R+58
- Nottingham, PA R+43
- Christiana, PA R+54
- Oxford, PA R+10
- Peach Bottom, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Taylor, AL R+67
- Pinebluff, NC R+17
- Hayti, MO D+9
- Darlington, MD R+47
- Brimfield, MA R+11
- Craigsville, WV R+61
- Palmer Lake, CO R+23
- Sunset Valley, TX D+47
- Aspinwall, PA D+46
- Hoboken, GA R+85
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.