Linglestown leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Linglestown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linglestown, ~42% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linglestown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linglestown leans more Republican than 19 of 142 neighbors.
Linglestown runs about 7 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Linglestown 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 Linglestown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Linglestown votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far 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; Linglestown, PA sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Linglestown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Linglestown 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Linglestown have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Colonial Park, PA D+18
- Piketown, PA R+35
- Harrisburg, PA R+2
- Progress, PA D+33
- Ritzie Village, PA R+38
- Penbrook, PA D+39
- Paxtang, PA D+25
- Hummelstown, PA D+4
- Grantville, PA R+38
- Bressler, PA D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elba, AL R+46
- Clayton, GA R+56
- Rogersville, AL R+73
- St. James, NC R+27
- Boones Mill, VA R+48
- Mount Wolf, PA R+28
- West Concord, MA D+53
- Port Isabel, TX R+6
- Ardsley, NY D+30
- Mahanoy City, PA R+7
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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.