Lumber City is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Lumber City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lumber City, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lumber City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lumber City leans more Republican than 108 of 146 neighbors.
Lumber City runs about 63 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Lumber City 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 Lumber City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lumber City, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Lumber City drive to work alone, above 87% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lumber City, PA sits above the national average 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 Lumber City looks the way it does
Turnout in Lumber City 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
- Curwensville, PA R+50
- Grampian, PA R+64
- New Millport, PA R+66
- Olanta, PA R+60
- Glen Richey, PA R+52
- Bretonville, PA R+66
- Marron, PA R+70
- Curry Run, PA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adna, WA R+44
- Armour, NC D+18
- Willowdale, KS R+70
- Hallock, IL R+59
- Mandata, PA R+67
- Center Station, OH R+67
- Mappsburg, VA R+20
- Galestown, MD R+50
- McLeods Corner, MI R+39
- Ensign, TX R+67
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.