Lanes Mills is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Lanes Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lanes Mills, ~17% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lanes Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lanes Mills leans more Republican than 31 of 96 neighbors.
Lanes Mills runs about 52 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lanes Mills. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Lanes Mills leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Lanes Mills. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Lanes Mills, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lanes Mills looks the way it does
Turnout in Lanes Mills 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.
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- Falls Creek, PA R+56
- Sabula, PA R+44
- Sugar Hill, PA R+61
- Dubois, PA R+35
- Narrows Creek, PA R+32
- Pardus, PA R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scyrene, AL Even
- New Boston, MO R+67
- Colwood, MI R+47
- Shaktoolik, AK D+33
- New Bedford, IL R+46
- Hingham, MT R+54
- Levi, KY R+70
- Maher, CO R+56
- Norwalk, MI R+25
- Waiohinu, HI D+12
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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.