Osterburg is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Osterburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Osterburg, ~10% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Osterburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Osterburg leans more Republican than 119 of 144 neighbors.
Osterburg runs about 70 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Osterburg 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 Osterburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Osterburg, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Osterburg, PA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Osterburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Osterburg sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Clairsville, PA R+68
- Reynoldsdale, PA R+67
- Imler, PA R+73
- Weyant, PA R+74
- Lovely, PA R+73
- Fishertown, PA R+65
- Salemville, PA R+75
- Pleasantville West St Clair, PA R+70
- Alum Bank, PA R+71
- New Enterprise, PA R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Normangee, TX R+74
- Lagro, IN R+62
- Murry, MO R+30
- Ellsworth, PA R+29
- Pickford, MI R+34
- Parks, AZ R+44
- Leesburg, TX R+62
- Sangerville, ME R+38
- Lilbourn, MO R+26
- Overisel, MI R+45
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.