Patterson Heights leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Patterson Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patterson Heights, ~36% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patterson Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patterson Heights leans more Republican than 54 of 157 neighbors.
Patterson Heights runs about 19 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Patterson Heights 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 Patterson Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Patterson Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 65%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Patterson Heights, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Patterson Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Patterson Heights 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 about 99% of adults in Patterson Heights have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fallston, PA R+6
- New Brighton, PA R+21
- Beaver Falls, PA R+13
- Eastvale, PA R+35
- Bridgewater, PA R+11
- Beaver, PA R+16
- West Mayfield, PA R+26
- Rochester, PA R+14
- East Rochester, PA R+16
- Monaca, PA R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, AL R+82
- Bartonsville, VT D+2
- Monticello, TX R+57
- McDonald Chapel, AL D+32
- Weber, MN R+44
- Pleasant Ridge, MO R+69
- Molloy, AL R+82
- Westfield, OH R+59
- Wayne, MO R+74
- Wilbur, OR R+24
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.