Madisonburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Madisonburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Madisonburg, ~16% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Madisonburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Madisonburg leans more Republican than 32 of 93 neighbors.
Madisonburg runs about 48 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Madisonburg. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Madisonburg 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 Madisonburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Madisonburg hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Madisonburg sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Madisonburg are family households, above 88% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Madisonburg, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Madisonburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Madisonburg 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
- Millheim, PA R+32
- Mingoville, PA R+44
- Lamar, PA R+63
- Aaronsburg, PA R+42
- Farmers Mills, PA R+34
- Pennhall, PA R+37
- Rebersburg, PA R+52
- Spring Mills, PA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs, OH R+61
- Montezuma, OH R+64
- Grover, SC R+15
- Summersville, OH R+59
- South Ponte Vedra Beach, FL R+32
- Lincoln Park, GA D+28
- Maddock, ND R+40
- Watkinsville, KY R+52
- Arden, DE D+31
- Bobo, OH R+62
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.