Laurelton is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Laurelton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laurelton, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laurelton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laurelton leans more Republican than 71 of 113 neighbors.
Laurelton runs about 63 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Laurelton 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 Laurelton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Laurelton, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Laurelton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Laurelton, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Laurelton looks the way it does
Turnout in Laurelton 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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- Penns Creek, PA R+69
- Mifflinburg, PA R+50
- Benfer, PA R+72
- Vicksburg, PA R+61
- Kissimmee, PA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rock Creek, IA R+41
- Klondyke, LA R+77
- Shorts Creek, VA R+69
- Henrietta, TN R+60
- Mount Sterling, AL R+3
- Mixon, AR R+69
- Peetz, CO R+68
- Joan, AR R+22
- Rhineland, MO R+63
- Breedsville, MI R+31
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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.