North Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 54% of adults in North Bend typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Bend, ~11% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Bend leans more Republican than 26 of 51 neighbors.
North Bend runs about 56 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why North Bend 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 Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in North Bend live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; North Bend, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Bend looks the way it does
Turnout in North Bend 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
- Farwell, PA R+56
- South Renovo, PA R+58
- Renovo, PA R+56
- Shintown, PA R+58
- Cross Fork, PA R+58
- Westport, PA R+58
- Haneyville, PA R+61
- Leetonia, PA R+57
- Leidy, PA R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hayden, AZ D+11
- Potomac Shores, MD R+27
- Preston, OK R+53
- Sterling, PA R+41
- Holland, MN R+63
- Whitehouse, KY R+72
- Romeo, CO R+29
- Kinderhook, MI R+45
- Palo, MN R+25
- Mount Carbon, WV R+16
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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.