Klahr is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Klahr typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Klahr, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Klahr compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Klahr leans more Republican than 122 of 148 neighbors.
Klahr runs about 67 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Klahr 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 Klahr, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Klahr, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Klahr drive to work alone, above 85% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Klahr, PA sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Klahr looks the way it does
Turnout in Klahr sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McKee, PA R+66
- Claysburg, PA R+62
- Queen, PA R+73
- Martindale, PA R+59
- East Freedom, PA R+62
- Sproul, PA R+63
- Pavia, PA R+75
- Rodman, PA R+66
- Imler, PA R+73
- Weyant, PA R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mayfield, SD R+58
- Rotavele, CA R+27
- Picacho, NM R+51
- Lorenzo, IL R+38
- Galt, IL R+34
- Mound, LA R+73
- Thor, MN R+40
- Bristol Village, OH R+57
- Dog Town, PA R+59
- Eldred, MN 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.