Port Allegany is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Port Allegany typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Allegany, ~17% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Allegany compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Allegany leans more Republican than 39 of 89 neighbors.
Port Allegany runs about 50 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Allegany. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Port Allegany 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 Port Allegany, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Port Allegany votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, modestly above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Port Allegany, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Port Allegany looks the way it does
Turnout in Port Allegany sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Turtlepoint, PA R+58
- Crosby, PA R+57
- Roulette, PA R+60
- Coryville, PA R+57
- East Smethport, PA R+55
- Wrights, PA R+61
- Larabee, PA R+58
- Smethport, PA R+53
- Colegrove, PA R+54
- Farmers Valley, PA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spencer, NY R+22
- Rapid City, MI R+34
- Colby, WI R+41
- Petersburg, AK R+4
- Guin, AL R+76
- Wellfleet, MA D+50
- Sharpsburg, PA D+26
- Dulce, NM D+36
- Millersburg, OR R+38
- Medinah, IL R+4
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.