Little Germany is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Little Germany typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Germany, ~16% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Germany compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Germany leans more Republican than 84 of 128 neighbors.
Little Germany runs about 59 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Little Germany 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 Little Germany, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Little Germany, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Little Germany are family households, above 78% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Little Germany, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Little Germany looks the way it does
Turnout in Little Germany sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Centre, PA R+58
- Elliottsburg, PA R+61
- Landisburg, PA R+61
- Bloomfield, PA R+37
- Shermans Dale, PA R+56
- Walnut Grove, PA R+57
- Erly, PA R+63
- New Bloomfield, PA R+57
- Roseburg, PA R+65
- Markelsville, PA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Water, NM D+28
- Grantfork, IL R+49
- Kingston, IN R+64
- Rhems, SC R+10
- Livonia, IN R+64
- Biscoe, AR R+59
- Baileyton, TN R+65
- Steeles Tavern, VA R+58
- Proctorville, NC R+33
- Chenoa, KY R+80
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.