McDowell Corners leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in McDowell Corners typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McDowell Corners, ~34% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~-6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McDowell Corners compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McDowell Corners leans more Republican than 24 of 113 neighbors.
McDowell Corners runs about 35 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why McDowell Corners 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 McDowell Corners, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in McDowell Corners drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; McDowell Corners, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in McDowell Corners looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. McDowell Corners 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 70%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in McDowell Corners own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in McDowell Corners have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grove City, PA R+27
- Pardoe, PA R+48
- Centertown, PA R+51
- Millbrook, PA R+53
- Jackson Center, PA R+54
- North Liberty, PA R+47
- Leesburg, PA R+51
- Mercer, PA R+40
- Harrisville, PA R+50
- Barkeyville, PA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lafayette, KY R+63
- La Jose, PA R+69
- Remus, MS R+79
- Fidelity, IL R+60
- Holliday, IL R+65
- Levee, KY R+66
- Patronville, IN R+53
- Virginia, MO R+66
- Oyens, IA R+59
- Giddensville, NC R+22
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.