Leidy is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Leidy typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leidy, ~12% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leidy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leidy leans more Republican than 6 of 45 neighbors.
Leidy runs about 54 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Leidy 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 Leidy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Leidy hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Leidy sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Leidy, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Leidy looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Leidy rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hammersley Fork, PA R+57
- Westport, PA R+58
- Sinnamahoning, PA R+56
- Shintown, PA R+58
- Renovo, PA R+56
- South Renovo, PA R+58
- Cross Fork, PA R+58
- Driftwood, PA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bear Mountain, NY R+13
- Mc Intosh, ND R+15
- Shortleaf, AL D+11
- Three Forks, AR R+23
- Meigs, OH R+61
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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.