Lemont Furnace leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Lemont Furnace typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lemont Furnace, ~20% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lemont Furnace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lemont Furnace leans more Republican than 82 of 194 neighbors.
Lemont Furnace runs about 40 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lemont Furnace. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Lemont Furnace 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 Lemont Furnace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lemont Furnace votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lemont Furnace, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lemont Furnace looks the way it does
Turnout in Lemont Furnace sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Braddock, PA R+43
- West Leisenring, PA R+45
- East Uniontown, PA R+20
- Oliver, PA R+25
- Hopwood, PA R+37
- Uniontown, PA R+19
- Dunbar, PA R+52
- Pechin, PA R+54
- Brownfield, PA R+25
- Leisenring, PA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albany, TX R+70
- Stratford, OK R+62
- Meadowlakes, TX R+48
- Cowan, TN R+60
- Joppa, AL R+79
- Palo, IA R+27
- Eleanor, WV R+54
- Coffeeville, MS R+3
- Florien, LA R+73
- Harper, TX R+73
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.