Pennsburg leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Pennsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pennsburg, ~35% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pennsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pennsburg leans more Republican than 115 of 177 neighbors.
Pennsburg runs about 14 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pennsburg. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Pennsburg 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 Pennsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pennsburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 54%, well above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Pennsburg are family households, above 87% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pennsburg, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pennsburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pennsburg 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Red Hill, PA R+12
- East Greenville, PA R+19
- Green Lane, PA R+26
- Palm, PA R+30
- Sumneytown, PA R+31
- Argus, PA R+27
- Hereford, PA R+32
- Trumbauersville, PA R+17
- Bally, PA R+24
- Woxhall, PA R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moscow, PA R+22
- Bridge City, TX R+72
- Chalco, NE R+7
- Le Mars, IA R+42
- Monticello, NY D+13
- North East, PA R+21
- Gloucester City, NJ D+4
- Rockwood, TN R+59
- Rocky Point, NC R+36
- Kenton, OH R+51
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.