Lurgan is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Lurgan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lurgan, ~11% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lurgan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lurgan leans more Republican than 89 of 119 neighbors.
Lurgan runs about 67 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Lurgan 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 Lurgan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lurgan, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lurgan, PA sits below 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 Lurgan looks the way it does
Turnout in Lurgan 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
- Orrstown, PA R+65
- McKinney, PA R+69
- Pleasant Hall, PA R+68
- Roxbury, PA R+71
- Newburg, PA R+59
- Pinola, PA R+51
- Middle Spring, PA R+46
- Upperstrasburg, PA R+68
- Shippensburg University, PA D+14
- Amberson, PA R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sun Valley, AZ D+8
- Honcut, CA R+41
- Leon, KY R+65
- Mount Zion, IN R+68
- Longino, MS R+79
- Carpenter, IA R+39
- Claremont, SD R+57
- Enterprise, OH R+67
- North Blandford, MA Even
- Vinita Terrace, MO D+68
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.