Orchard Beach leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Orchard Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orchard Beach, ~39% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orchard Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orchard Beach leans more Republican than 12 of 52 neighbors.
Orchard Beach runs about 19 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Orchard Beach 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 Orchard Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Orchard Beach votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Orchard Beach, 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 Orchard Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Orchard Beach 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Orchard Beach own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North East, PA R+21
- State Line, NY R+47
- South Ripley, NY R+47
- Moorheadville, PA R+19
- Ripley, NY R+41
- Wattlesburg, NY R+47
- Hornby, PA R+44
- Harborcreek, PA R+19
- Findley Lake, NY R+46
- Lombard, NY R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almont, ND R+76
- Tollville, AR R+78
- Peaksville, MO R+66
- Carleton, NE R+68
- Fraser, IA R+32
- Tiona, PA R+53
- Travis, TX R+61
- Lemington, WI R+37
- Kings Ferry, FL R+65
- Grogan, MN 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.