Perkasie leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Perkasie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perkasie, ~39% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perkasie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perkasie leans more Republican than 130 of 177 neighbors.
Perkasie runs about 10 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Perkasie. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+20) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Perkasie 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 Perkasie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Perkasie votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, well above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Perkasie, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Perkasie looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Perkasie 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silverdale, PA R+14
- Sellersville, PA R+10
- Dublin, PA R+8
- Fountainville, PA R+8
- Weisel, PA R+25
- Elephant, PA R+12
- Line Lexington, PA R+9
- Souderton, PA R+2
- Telford, PA R+9
- Milford Square, PA R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mont Belvieu, TX R+58
- West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA D+28
- Muskego, WI R+24
- Carteret, NJ D+13
- West Hempstead, NY D+4
- Clinton, IA R+8
- Morton Grove, IL D+13
- Soddy-Daisy, TN R+55
- University Park, TX R+13
- McKeesport, PA D+19
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.