Palestine is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Palestine typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palestine, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palestine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palestine leans more Republican than 70 of 98 neighbors.
Palestine runs about 60 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Palestine 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 Palestine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Palestine, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Palestine, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Palestine looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Palestine own their home, about 18 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kylertown, PA R+60
- Morrisdale, PA R+59
- Sylvan Grove, PA R+61
- Allport, PA R+57
- Drifting, PA R+60
- Grassflat, PA R+60
- Winburne, PA R+60
- Munson, PA R+50
- Frenchville, PA R+63
- Lanse, PA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leach, TN R+65
- Pearly, VA R+63
- Deadwood, OR R+16
- Higgins, NY R+59
- Stremmels, PA R+13
- Clarkson, NY R+28
- Oketo, KS R+62
- Holland, GA R+65
- West Damascus, PA R+42
- Groseclose, VA R+62
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.