Mount Royal is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Mount Royal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Royal, ~17% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Royal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Royal leans more Republican than 132 of 141 neighbors.
Mount Royal runs about 52 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Mount Royal 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 Royal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mount Royal, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 91% of residents in Mount Royal drive to work alone, above 95% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Royal, PA sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Royal looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Mount Royal own their home, about 16 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dover, PA R+39
- Eastmont, PA R+42
- Wellsville, PA R+51
- Weigelstown, PA R+25
- Erney, PA R+43
- Kralltown, PA R+56
- Strinestown, PA R+31
- Lewisberry, PA R+38
- Shiloh, PA R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuntutuliak, AK D+18
- Henlawson, WV R+68
- Harris, AR R+36
- Cheek, TX R+23
- Radium Springs, GA D+32
- Franks Mill, VA R+54
- Centerton, OH R+58
- DeGraff, MN R+42
- Elmira, CA R+30
- Glade Farms, WV R+53
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.