Pleasant Gap leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Pleasant Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Gap, ~49% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Gap leans more Democratic than 97 of 100 neighbors.
Pleasant Gap runs about 30 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Pleasant Gap sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasant Gap. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+34) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 34% of residents in Pleasant Gap live in densely developed areas, above 82% of cities. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 62% of adults in Pleasant Gap have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Pleasant Gap runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Pleasant Gap, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pleasant Gap looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pleasant Gap is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dale Summit, PA D+32
- Bellefonte, PA R+19
- Lemont, PA D+25
- Houserville, PA D+24
- Linden Hall, PA D+16
- Fleming, PA R+28
- Centre Hall, PA R+34
- Boalsburg, PA D+21
- Zion, PA R+38
- Milesburg, PA R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Copper Hill, VA R+46
- Imperial, NE R+64
- Aurora, MN R+14
- Calhoun Falls, SC D+3
- Remington, IN R+53
- Eden, MD R+11
- Edmore, MI R+44
- Anahola, HI D+14
- Oneida, WI R+6
- Bethlehem, NH D+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.