Platea leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Platea typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Platea, ~25% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Platea compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Platea leans more Republican than 20 of 67 neighbors.
Platea runs about 32 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Platea 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 Platea, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Platea drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Platea are family households, above 90% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Platea, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Platea looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Platea 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Platea own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Platea have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cranesville, PA R+37
- Girard, PA R+22
- North Springfield, PA R+36
- East Springfield, PA R+38
- Lake City, PA R+18
- Lundys Lane, PA R+42
- Albion, PA R+5
- Pageville, PA R+45
- West Springfield, PA R+39
- Sterrettania, PA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Towson, OK R+72
- Deweyville, UT R+72
- Danevang, TX R+56
- Charleston, ME R+37
- Elk Garden, WV R+70
- West Lincoln, MS R+74
- Washington Island, WI D+14
- Grady, MS R+80
- White Lake, WI R+41
- East Corning, NY R+19
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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.