Marshwood leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Marshwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marshwood, ~25% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marshwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marshwood leans more Republican than 78 of 141 neighbors.
Marshwood runs about 29 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Marshwood 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 Marshwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 91% of households in Marshwood are family households, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Marshwood, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Marshwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Marshwood 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Marshwood own their home, compared to around 80% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cortez, PA R+36
- Mount Cobb, PA R+31
- Jessup, PA D+3
- Archbald, PA R+4
- Blakely, PA Even
- Olyphant, PA R+7
- Mayfield, PA R+15
- Jermyn, PA R+13
- Throop, PA R+4
- Lake Ariel, PA R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Heatonville, MO R+72
- Foresman, IN R+57
- McArthur Crossroads, NC R+23
- McCanna, ND R+51
- Cash, MO R+69
- Dagus Mines, PA R+48
- Galatia, KS R+68
- Birome, TX R+69
- Silver Lake, WV R+69
- Cyclone, IN R+59
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.