Port Barnett is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Port Barnett typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Barnett, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Barnett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Barnett leans more Republican than 64 of 118 neighbors.
Port Barnett runs about 63 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Port Barnett 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 Barnett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Port Barnett, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Port Barnett, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Port Barnett looks the way it does
Turnout in Port Barnett sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Stanton, PA R+67
- Hazen, PA R+69
- Richardsville, PA R+69
- Deemers Cross Roads, PA R+62
- Green Valley, PA R+69
- Hormtown, PA R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tice, IL R+48
- Isom, TN R+69
- Ralston, IA R+55
- Rutan, AL R+63
- Highbluff, AL R+71
- Rixford, PA R+59
- Walnut Grove, PA R+57
- Thurman, IA R+49
- Ancona, IL R+53
- Pumpkin Center, VA R+72
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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.