North Belle Vernon leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 71% of adults in North Belle Vernon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Belle Vernon, ~28% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Belle Vernon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Belle Vernon leans more Republican than 78 of 256 neighbors.
North Belle Vernon runs about 19 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why North Belle Vernon 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 North Belle Vernon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Belle Vernon votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Belle Vernon, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in North Belle Vernon looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in North Belle Vernon have completed high school, about 5 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lynnwood-Pricedale, PA R+28
- Pricedale, PA R+27
- Speers, PA R+35
- Dunlevy, PA R+36
- Monessen, PA D+4
- Twilight, PA R+35
- Arnold City, PA R+25
- Long Branch, PA R+38
- Charleroi, PA R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mountain Pine, AR R+51
- North Newton, KS R+21
- Dunseith, ND D+42
- Hughestown, PA R+12
- Gaylesville, AL R+80
- Ruffin, SC R+33
- Thompson, OH R+49
- Baden, MD D+23
- Center Village, OH R+35
- New Meadows, ID R+48
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.