Leetonia is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Leetonia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leetonia, ~14% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leetonia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leetonia leans more Republican than 21 of 51 neighbors.
Leetonia runs about 55 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Leetonia 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 Leetonia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Leetonia sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Pennsylvania average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Leetonia, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Leetonia looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Leetonia 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 92% of households in Leetonia own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cedar Run, PA R+56
- Pine, PA R+57
- Cross Fork, PA R+58
- Germania, PA R+61
- North Bend, PA R+58
- Haneyville, PA R+61
- West Pike, PA R+61
- Farwell, PA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Amistad, NM R+69
- Sargents, CO R+16
- Christilla Heights, WI R+20
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.