Palm leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Palm typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palm, ~33% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palm compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palm leans more Republican than 136 of 164 neighbors.
Palm runs about 29 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Palm 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 Palm, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Palm votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Palm are family households, above 77% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Palm, PA sits in the top tenth 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 Palm looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Palm 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Palm own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hereford, PA R+32
- East Greenville, PA R+19
- Zionsville, PA R+23
- Bally, PA R+24
- Pennsburg, PA R+16
- Barto, PA R+37
- Red Hill, PA R+12
- Bechtelsville, PA R+33
- Alburtis, PA R+18
- Macungie, PA R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wannee, FL R+72
- Johnson Siding, SD R+40
- Hunter, TN R+70
- Monitor, WA R+38
- Three Mile Bay, NY R+21
- Nelson, IL R+23
- New Elm, GA R+71
- Woodland, IN R+20
- Fitzpatrick, AL Even
- Gilbertsville, NY R+18
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.