Lost Creek leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Lost Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lost Creek, ~17% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lost Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lost Creek leans more Republican than 79 of 171 neighbors.
Lost Creek runs about 42 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of adults in Lost Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lost Creek, PA sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lost Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Lost Creek 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
- Mahanoy Plane, PA R+34
- Gilberton, PA R+34
- Shenandoah, PA R+30
- Frackville, PA R+22
- Girardville, PA R+30
- Ringtown, PA R+46
- Mahanoy City, PA R+7
- Brandonville, PA R+48
- New Boston, PA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Surfside, MA D+28
- Preston, OK R+53
- Potomac Shores, MD R+27
- Hayden, AZ D+11
- Romeo, CO R+29
- Whitehouse, KY R+72
- Holland, MN R+63
- Sterling, PA R+41
- Kinderhook, MI R+45
- Clay Springs, AZ R+63
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.