Pineville is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Pineville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pineville, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pineville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pineville leans more Republican than 50 of 93 neighbors.
Pineville runs about 52 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pineville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Pineville 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 Pineville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Pineville hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Pineville is about 96%, well above similar-sized cities (around 79%).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Pineville, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pineville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Pineville own their home, about 13 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Starr, PA R+50
- Grand Valley, PA R+56
- East Hickory, PA R+46
- Pleasantville, PA R+53
- Tidioute, PA R+42
- West Hickory, PA R+47
- Endeavor, PA R+42
- Stewart Run, PA R+50
- East Titusville, PA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cooperdale, OH R+64
- Jericho, AL R+46
- Justiceburg, TX R+77
- Galesburg, ND R+39
- Fruit Hill, KY R+67
- Santo Tomas, NM R+4
- Lowden, WA R+55
- Waverly Woods, IN R+56
- Westville, NY R+9
- Wethersfield Springs, NY R+50
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.