Penns Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Penns Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penns Creek, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Penns Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Penns Creek leans more Republican than 102 of 112 neighbors.
Penns Creek runs about 67 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Penns Creek 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 Penns Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Penns Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Penns Creek are family households, above 89% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Penns Creek, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Penns Creek looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 82% of adults in Penns Creek have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kissimmee, PA R+70
- Middleburg, PA R+63
- Swengel, PA R+65
- New Berlin, PA R+48
- Mifflinburg, PA R+50
- Paxtonville, PA R+71
- Kreamer, PA R+62
- Millmont, PA R+66
- Hartleton, PA R+66
- Laurelton, PA R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- San Pierre, IN R+55
- Houck, AZ D+51
- Hoffman, MN R+43
- Losantville, IN R+57
- Yatesville, GA R+66
- Yawkey, WV R+67
- Mendoza, TX R+11
- Arthur City, TX R+77
- Delmar, IA R+39
- Riverton, MN R+36
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.