McCance leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 81% of adults in McCance typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McCance, ~24% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McCance compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McCance leans more Republican than 52 of 174 neighbors.
McCance runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within McCance. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 11 points.
Why McCance 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 McCance, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in McCance drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; McCance, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in McCance looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. McCance 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in McCance have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Youngstown, PA R+39
- Bradenville, PA R+42
- Loyalhanna, PA R+36
- Derry, PA R+39
- Ligonier, PA R+31
- Latrobe, PA R+29
- Hostetter, PA R+36
- St. Vincent College, PA R+14
- New Derry, PA R+48
- Wilpen, PA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pronto, AL R+38
- Klamath River, CA R+31
- Hickman, OH R+61
- Gypsy, WV R+60
- Rocky Hill, AL R+44
- Westport, TN R+70
- Vandyke, VA R+69
- Carthage, AR R+3
- Hamburg, LA R+64
- South Newcastle, ME D+11
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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.