Pine Flats is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Pine Flats typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Flats, ~15% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Flats compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Flats leans more Republican than 81 of 167 neighbors.
Pine Flats runs about 58 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Pine Flats 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 Pine Flats, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Pine Flats drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine Flats, PA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Pine Flats looks the way it does
Turnout in Pine Flats 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
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- Starford, PA R+58
- Clymer, PA R+54
- Commodore, PA R+61
- Alverda, PA R+61
- Sample Run, PA R+60
- Penn Run, PA R+60
- Nolo, PA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agenda, KS R+68
- Amonate, VA R+72
- Riverton, TN R+74
- Lockwood, KY R+61
- Macomber, WV R+64
- Chaseley, ND R+62
- Foster, TX R+79
- Sunrise, TN R+66
- Cedar Point, KS R+57
- Heaven Heights, MA R+16
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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.