New Albany is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 63% of adults in New Albany typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Albany, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Albany compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Albany leans more Republican than 66 of 99 neighbors.
New Albany runs about 59 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why New Albany 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 New Albany, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In New Albany, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in New Albany drive to work alone, above 92% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; New Albany, PA sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in New Albany looks the way it does
Turnout in New Albany 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.
Nearby Cities
- New Era, PA R+62
- Laddsburg, PA R+60
- Marshview, PA R+62
- Overton, PA R+65
- Dushore, PA R+47
- Powell, PA R+63
- Terrytown, PA R+62
- Monroe, PA R+56
- Satterfield, PA R+54
- Homets Ferry, PA R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Batavia, IA R+43
- Corinth, VT R+12
- Luthersburg, PA R+63
- Smelterville, ID R+46
- Land O' Lakes, WI R+31
- D'Lo, MS R+29
- Lake Winola, PA R+34
- Spies, NC R+52
- Perdido Beach, AL R+69
- Dunnville, KY R+73
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.