Lavelle leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Lavelle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lavelle, ~19% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lavelle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lavelle leans more Republican than 104 of 176 neighbors.
Lavelle runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Lavelle 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 Lavelle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lavelle, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 90% of residents in Lavelle drive to work alone, above 94% of cities.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Lavelle, 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 Lavelle looks the way it does
Turnout in Lavelle 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.
Nearby Cities
- Locustdale, PA R+50
- Ashland, PA R+42
- Locust Gap, PA R+41
- Gordon, PA D+6
- Mount Carmel, PA R+29
- Diamondtown, PA R+46
- Fountain Springs, PA R+47
- Strong, PA R+41
- Wilburton, PA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eufaula Heights, WA R+27
- Golden Corners, OH R+59
- Sparks, NE R+78
- Enon, MO R+68
- Fairmont, KY R+66
- Neshannock Falls, PA R+51
- Harrison, SD R+71
- Rolfe, PA R+51
- Fourmile Hill, AR R+58
- Pennine, TN R+70
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.