Kulpmont leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Kulpmont typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kulpmont, ~23% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kulpmont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kulpmont leans more Republican than 20 of 175 neighbors.
Kulpmont runs about 32 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kulpmont. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Kulpmont 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 Kulpmont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kulpmont votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, well above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Kulpmont, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kulpmont looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kulpmont is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, above 60% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marion Heights, PA R+31
- Strong, PA R+41
- Ranshaw, PA R+56
- Coal Run, PA R+43
- Locust Gap, PA R+41
- Mount Carmel, PA R+29
- Diamondtown, PA R+46
- Fisherdale, PA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hays, TX R+14
- French Lick, IN R+47
- New York Mills, NY R+17
- Ravensdale, WA R+8
- South Whitley, IN R+56
- Rollinsford, NH D+4
- Millbury, OH R+27
- Cologne, MN R+33
- Veedersburg, IN R+60
- Huddleston, VA R+41
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.