La Belle leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 54% of adults in La Belle typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Belle, ~34% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Belle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Belle leans more Democratic than 219 of 220 neighbors.
La Belle runs about 29 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and La Belle sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within La Belle. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+41), a spread of about 76 points.
Why La Belle 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 La Belle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 50% of residents in La Belle live in densely developed areas, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in La Belle have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. La Belle runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; La Belle, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in La Belle looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 80% of adults in La Belle have completed high school, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and La Belle sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millsboro, PA R+35
- Fredericktown, PA R+33
- Vestaburg, PA R+30
- Deemston, PA R+47
- Pitt Gas, PA R+42
- Clarksville, PA R+41
- Brownsville, PA R+23
- Crucible, PA R+43
- East Millsboro, PA R+41
- Rices Landing, PA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thornton, IL D+28
- Moville, IA R+40
- Audubon, IA R+39
- Harris, MN R+43
- Granger, TX R+40
- Elroy, WI R+35
- Ringle, WI R+39
- Ten Mile, TN R+71
- Kenton, TN R+69
- Crumpler, NC R+53
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.