Merryall is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Merryall typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Merryall, ~14% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Merryall compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Merryall leans more Republican than 78 of 107 neighbors.
Merryall runs about 59 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Merryall 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 Merryall, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Merryall are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Merryall sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Merryall, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Merryall looks the way it does
Turnout in Merryall sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Limehill, PA R+60
- Wyalusing, PA R+49
- Spring Hill, PA R+62
- Rummerfield, PA R+58
- Stevensville, PA R+61
- Homets Ferry, PA R+60
- East Herrick, PA R+61
- Terrytown, PA R+62
- Laceyville, PA R+57
- Silvara, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quinn, AR R+57
- Rapidan, MN R+26
- Wheeler, WA R+49
- Boughton, AR R+36
- Dalton, AR R+72
- Lund, NV R+66
- Abercrombie, ND R+43
- Freeport, IA R+12
- Sharp, TX R+70
- Duck, WV R+60
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.