Leechburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Leechburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leechburg, ~26% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leechburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leechburg leans more Republican than 102 of 218 neighbors.
Leechburg runs about 35 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leechburg. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Leechburg 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 Leechburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Leechburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Leechburg, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Leechburg looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Leechburg have completed high school, about 5 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Leechburg, PA R+31
- Hyde Park, PA R+30
- Vandergrift, PA R+29
- East Vandergrift, PA R+16
- North Apollo, PA R+37
- Oklahoma, PA R+31
- Godfrey, PA R+49
- Garvers Ferry, PA R+36
- Schenley, PA R+54
- Apollo, PA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elbert, CO R+46
- Mead, WA R+27
- Highland Park, TX R+26
- Paoli, PA D+30
- Alto, MI R+27
- Putnam Valley, NY R+15
- Iowa Park, TX R+64
- Medford, WI R+39
- Malverne, NY R+4
- Slinger, WI R+33
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.