Laurys Station leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Laurys Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laurys Station, ~35% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laurys Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laurys Station leans more Republican than 67 of 147 neighbors.
Laurys Station runs about 22 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Laurys Station 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 Laurys Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Laurys Station drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Laurys Station, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Laurys Station looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Laurys Station 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Laurys Station own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Laurys Station have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Treichlers, PA R+31
- Cherryville, PA R+33
- Walnutport, PA R+33
- Northampton, PA R+18
- Coplay, PA R+15
- Whitehall, PA R+10
- Slatington, PA R+29
- Schnecksville, PA R+17
- Hokendauqua, PA R+5
- Danielsville, PA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quinter, KS R+71
- Peach Springs, AZ D+59
- West Plattsburg, NY R+10
- East Chatham, NY D+32
- Vernon Hill, VA R+15
- Brinnon, WA D+7
- Sprakers, NY R+45
- St. Georges, DE Even
- Silver Point, TN R+65
- Jasper, AR R+63
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.