Melcroft is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Melcroft typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Melcroft, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Melcroft compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Melcroft leans more Republican than 131 of 158 neighbors.
Melcroft runs about 58 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Melcroft 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 Melcroft, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Melcroft, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 94% of residents in Melcroft drive to work alone, above 97% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Melcroft are family households, above 88% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Melcroft, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Melcroft looks the way it does
Turnout in Melcroft sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Seven Springs, PA R+58
- White, PA R+56
- Acme, PA R+49
- Bear Rocks, PA R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Fidelle, GA R+78
- Wacouta, MN R+19
- Woodsprings, AZ D+55
- Joiner, AR R+23
- Pendleton, NY R+31
- Mooar, IA R+41
- Yorkshire, NY R+37
- Lake Annette, MO R+53
- Strongstown, PA R+62
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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.