Marshlands is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Marshlands typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marshlands, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marshlands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marshlands leans more Republican than 26 of 56 neighbors.
Marshlands runs about 59 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Marshlands 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 Marshlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Marshlands, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 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%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Marshlands sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Marshlands, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Marshlands looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Marshlands is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gaines, PA R+61
- Galeton, PA R+50
- Germania, PA R+61
- Kennedy, PA R+56
- West Pike, PA R+61
- Sunderlinville, PA R+62
- Pine, PA R+57
- Asaph, PA R+55
- Sabinsville, PA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Lynchburg, SC D+49
- Fayette, MI R+26
- West Meredith, NY R+21
- Wilmeth, TX R+81
- Ayr, ND R+44
- Ree Heights, SD R+67
- Draper, PA R+56
- Drehersville, PA R+47
- North Creek, UT R+78
- Milburn, UT R+65
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.