Newton Hamilton, PA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Newton Hamilton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Newton Hamilton is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Newton Hamilton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newton Hamilton, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Newton Hamilton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Newton Hamilton leans more Republican than 78 of 118 neighbors.

Newton Hamilton runs about 67 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.

Why Newton Hamilton 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 Newton Hamilton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Newton Hamilton, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Newton Hamilton are family households, above 79% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Newton Hamilton, PA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Newton Hamilton looks the way it does

Turnout in Newton Hamilton 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.

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.