Nolo is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Nolo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nolo, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nolo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nolo leans more Republican than 132 of 167 neighbors.
Nolo runs about 61 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Nolo 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 Nolo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Nolo are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Nolo, 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 Nolo looks the way it does
Turnout in Nolo 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
- Penn Run, PA R+60
- Strongstown, PA R+62
- Heilwood, PA R+60
- Belsano, PA R+58
- Sample Run, PA R+60
- Brush Valley, PA R+62
- Pine Flats, PA R+59
- Dilltown, PA R+59
- Twin Rocks, PA R+55
- Alverda, PA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fredonia, TX R+72
- Sandy Hill, TX R+66
- Neosho Falls, KS R+62
- Craycraft, KY R+76
- Lafourche, LA R+81
- Chalklevel, TN R+66
- Beech Grove, AR R+68
- Chicken Bristle, KY R+62
- Karval, CO R+69
- Amidon, ND 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.