Pechin is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Pechin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pechin, ~14% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pechin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pechin leans more Republican than 144 of 187 neighbors.
Pechin runs about 52 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Pechin 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 Pechin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Pechin hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Pechin drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Pechin, PA does.
Why turnout in Pechin looks the way it does
Turnout in Pechin sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Connellsville, PA R+40
- Mount Braddock, PA R+43
- Dunbar, PA R+52
- Leisenring, PA R+45
- Lemont Furnace, PA R+42
- Connellsville, PA R+38
- West Leisenring, PA R+45
- Vanderbilt, PA R+49
- East Uniontown, PA R+20
- Dickerson Run, PA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sipsey, AL R+72
- Brimhall, NM D+44
- Loraine, TX R+72
- Four Lakes, WA R+31
- Mammoth Cave, KY R+70
- New Castle, NH D+40
- Ripley, OK R+60
- East Carbon, UT R+68
- Cornell, IL R+55
- Smith Lake, NM D+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.