Pocopson, PA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pocopson

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Pocopson leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.

 

About 91% of adults in Pocopson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pocopson, ~50% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pocopson compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pocopson leans more Democratic than 97 of 190 neighbors.

Pocopson runs about 12 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Pocopson sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Why Pocopson 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 Pocopson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Pocopson hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Pocopson runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean

Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Pocopson, PA does.

Why turnout in Pocopson looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pocopson 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Pocopson have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.