McKee is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 76% of adults in McKee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McKee, ~13% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McKee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McKee leans more Republican than 107 of 149 neighbors.
McKee runs about 64 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why McKee 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 McKee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In McKee, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in McKee drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; McKee, PA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in McKee looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in McKee have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Klahr, PA R+69
- East Freedom, PA R+62
- Claysburg, PA R+62
- Rodman, PA R+66
- Sproul, PA R+63
- Queen, PA R+73
- Roaring Spring, PA R+56
- Newry, PA R+48
- Martindale, PA R+59
- Imler, PA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Estelville, NJ R+42
- Eloise, TX R+70
- Esty, WV R+63
- Stuart Place, TX R+14
- Stuyvesant Falls, NY R+12
- Bairoil, WY R+64
- Southwick, ID R+65
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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.