Nemacolin leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Nemacolin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nemacolin, ~15% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nemacolin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nemacolin leans more Republican than 112 of 196 neighbors.
Nemacolin runs about 45 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nemacolin. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Nemacolin 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 Nemacolin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Nemacolin, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Nemacolin are family households, above 94% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Nemacolin, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nemacolin looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 39% of households in Nemacolin rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Nemacolin have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leckrone, PA R+41
- McClellandtown, PA R+40
- Adah, PA R+37
- Ronco, PA R+38
- Masontown, PA R+37
- Hibbs, PA R+39
- Buffington, PA R+28
- Stringtown, PA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Turk Lake, MI R+45
- Mulberry Grove, GA R+49
- Wheatland, IN R+63
- Titonka, IA R+55
- Flag Pond, TN R+70
- Craft, TX R+66
- Linn, TX R+28
- Wadestown, WV R+58
- Osage, MN R+51
- Kirkwood, OH R+64
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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.