Pocono Farms leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Pocono Farms typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pocono Farms, ~42% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pocono Farms compares
Pocono Farms runs about 29 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Pocono Farms sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Pocono Farms. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Pocono Farms 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 Pocono Farms, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pocono Farms votes against the grain of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, while Pocono Farms runs about 29 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pocono Farms looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Pocono Farms 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 Neighborhoods
- Pocono Country Place, Tobyhanna, PA D+41
- Petersburg, Scranton, PA D+20
- South Side, Scranton, PA D+16
- The Hill Section, Scranton, PA D+23
- Downtown, Scranton, PA D+28
- Green Ridge, Scranton, PA D+17
- The Plot, Scranton, PA D+13
- West Side, Scranton, PA D+8
- Providence, Scranton, PA D+10
- Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA R+9
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kashmere Gardens, Houston, TX D+70
- Center Bluff, Peoria, IL D+47
- Little Italy, San Diego, CA D+40
- Valencia, Buckeye, AZ R+14
- Normandy Isles, North Bay Village, FL R+4
- Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ R+6
- Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA D+68
- Southeast, Helena, MT D+22
- Greenwood Forest, Houston, TX D+11
- Nevin Community, Charlotte, NC D+67
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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.