Laflin leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Laflin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laflin, ~37% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laflin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laflin leans more Republican than 31 of 156 neighbors.
Laflin runs about 10 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Laflin 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 Laflin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Laflin votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 72%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Laflin are family households, above 79% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Laflin, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Laflin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Laflin 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Laflin have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yatesville, PA R+19
- Westminster, PA R+22
- Pittston, PA R+13
- Fox Hill, PA R+18
- West Pittston, PA R+7
- Exeter, PA R+12
- Hughestown, PA R+12
- Plains, PA R+9
- Dupont, PA R+15
- West Wyoming, PA R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maynard, AR R+70
- Terre Hill, PA R+47
- Ten Mile, MS R+66
- Warren Park, IN D+36
- Chaumont, NY R+20
- Scott Air Force Base, IL R+11
- Granton, WI R+43
- Wetmore, MI R+25
- Loachapoka, AL R+8
- Givhans, SC R+34
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.