Peanut leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Peanut typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peanut, ~17% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peanut compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peanut leans more Republican than 65 of 124 neighbors.
Peanut runs about 40 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Peanut 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 Peanut, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Peanut hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Peanut are family households, above 79% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Peanut, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Peanut looks the way it does
Turnout in Peanut sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillsville, PA R+47
- Bessemer, PA R+49
- Edinburg, PA R+45
- North Edinburg, PA R+35
- S.N.P.J., PA R+54
- Lowellville, OH R+30
- New Middletown, OH R+34
- Petersburg, OH R+48
- Struthers, OH R+12
- Poland, OH R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Miner, MT Even
- Zetto, GA D+9
- Messex, CO R+72
- Minor, VA R+15
- Tussy, OK R+72
- Lacon, KY R+63
- Lawn, WV R+57
- Bridgeville, NJ R+41
- Kinfolks Ridge, MO R+54
- Shallow Water, KS R+88
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.