Mount Carbon leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Mount Carbon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Carbon, ~23% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Carbon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Carbon leans more Republican than 69 of 173 neighbors.
Mount Carbon runs about 40 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Mount Carbon 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 Mount Carbon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Mount Carbon are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Carbon, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mount Carbon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Mount Carbon own their home, about 13 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Mount Carbon have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Palo Alto, PA R+34
- Mechanicsville, PA R+34
- Port Carbon, PA R+36
- Glenworth, PA R+42
- Pottsville, PA R+24
- Cressona, PA R+35
- Cumbola, PA R+52
- St. Clair, PA R+27
- Landingville, PA R+48
- Schuylkill Haven, PA R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sunnyside, ID R+41
- Pike Corner, ME R+5
- Summum, IL R+59
- Edgerton, WY R+75
- Pierce, TX R+19
- Roberts, IN R+55
- Crocketts Bluff, AR R+72
- River Neck, NC D+4
- South Plymouth, OH R+70
- South Peacham, VT R+10
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.