Norvelt leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Norvelt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norvelt, ~24% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norvelt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norvelt leans more Republican than 138 of 215 neighbors.
Norvelt runs about 43 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Norvelt 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 Norvelt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Norvelt drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Norvelt, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Norvelt looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Norvelt is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Norvelt have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Calumet, PA R+49
- Carpentertown, PA R+54
- Pleasant Unity, PA R+38
- Kecksburg, PA R+52
- Mount Pleasant, PA R+40
- Youngwood, PA R+28
- Hunker, PA R+37
- South Greensburg, PA R+19
- Tarrs, PA R+39
- Rodney, PA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Granville, IN R+51
- Edgefield, LA R+30
- Bunker Hill, TN R+65
- Elton, NY R+56
- Oak Ridge Park, NC R+16
- Letona, AR R+73
- Yellowtail, MT R+28
- Old Church, VA R+50
- Lebanon, AL R+76
- Vernon, UT R+76
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.