Lords Valley leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Lords Valley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lords Valley, ~21% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lords Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lords Valley leans more Republican than 82 of 106 neighbors.
Lords Valley runs about 34 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lords Valley. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Lords Valley 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 Lords Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Lords Valley live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Lords Valley are family households, above 85% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lords Valley, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lords Valley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Lords Valley own their home, about 13 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Uswick, PA R+42
- Unity House, PA R+32
- Greeley, PA R+42
- Hemlock Farms, PA R+7
- Rowland, PA R+40
- Tafton, PA R+33
- Shohola, PA R+33
- Pecks Pond, PA R+30
- Kimbles, PA R+35
- Paupack, PA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hurricane Grove, AR R+68
- Forestville, MI R+50
- Chili, NM D+19
- Manson, IN R+58
- Cedar River, MI R+33
- Jet, OK R+73
- Bear Creek Village, PA R+36
- Culpeper, AR R+69
- Point Rock, NY R+52
- Shelby, SD R+24
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.