Mechanics Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Mechanics Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mechanics Grove, ~18% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mechanics Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mechanics Grove leans more Republican than 127 of 135 neighbors.
Mechanics Grove runs about 57 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Mechanics Grove 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 Mechanics Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Mechanics Grove are family households, about 18 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; Mechanics Grove, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mechanics Grove looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Mechanics Grove own their home, about 11 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Providence, PA R+51
- Little Britain, PA R+56
- Furniss, PA R+63
- Kirkwood, PA R+57
- Peach Bottom, PA R+59
- Holtwood, PA R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Creek, WV R+58
- Eldred, NY R+3
- Waumandee, WI R+37
- Roscoe, SD R+64
- Spring Creek, NC R+39
- Plum Run, PA R+74
- Lincoln, MN R+47
- Dora, MO R+71
- The Landing, MO R+62
- McNairy, TN R+77
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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.