Petersburg leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Petersburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Petersburg, ~35% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Petersburg compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Petersburg leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Petersburg runs about 22 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Petersburg sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Petersburg. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+26) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Petersburg leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Petersburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Petersburg votes against the grain of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, while Petersburg runs about 22 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Petersburg, Scranton, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Petersburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Petersburg 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 Neighborhoods
- The Hill Section, Scranton, PA D+23
- Downtown, Scranton, PA D+28
- Green Ridge, Scranton, PA D+17
- South Side, Scranton, PA D+16
- Providence, Scranton, PA D+10
- West Side, Scranton, PA D+8
- The Plot, Scranton, PA D+13
- Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA R+9
- North End, Wilkes-Barre, PA D+16
- Mayflower, Wilkes-Barre, PA D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Beacon Park, Meadow Woods, FL D+10
- Sky Ranch, Santee, CA R+15
- Malone, Lincoln, NE D+38
- Spring Lake, Birmingham, AL D+68
- Bonham, San Angelo, TX R+34
- Airmont, Mobile, AL D+40
- Young-Lilly, Springfield, MO R+27
- Kenny, Minneapolis, MN D+64
- Downtown Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI D+46
- Perrysburg Historic District, Perrysburg, OH D+4
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.