Penfield is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Penfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penfield, ~11% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Penfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Penfield leans more Republican than 49 of 94 neighbors.
Penfield runs about 59 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Penfield 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 Penfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Penfield hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Penfield sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Penfield, PA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Penfield looks the way it does
Turnout in Penfield 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
- Winterburne, PA R+56
- Tyler, PA R+59
- Force, PA R+51
- Sabula, PA R+44
- Weedville, PA R+52
- Treasure Lake, PA R+30
- Byrnedale, PA R+52
- Brockport, PA R+48
- Narrows Creek, PA R+32
- Dagus Mines, PA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pymatuning Central, PA R+46
- Reynolds, IN R+54
- Wildwood, TX R+85
- Fontana, KS R+52
- New Bedford, OH R+69
- Brownville, ME R+34
- Rye, TX R+39
- Helena, OH R+51
- Greenvale, NY R+11
- Francis Creek, WI R+45
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.