Port Royal is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Port Royal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Royal, ~15% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Royal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Royal leans more Republican than 40 of 110 neighbors.
Port Royal runs about 57 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Royal. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Port Royal 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 Royal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Port Royal votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Port Royal sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Port Royal, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Port Royal looks the way it does
Turnout in Port Royal 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.
Nearby Cities
- Walnut, PA R+60
- Mifflin, PA R+61
- Mexico, PA R+63
- Pleasant View, PA R+64
- Mifflintown, PA R+56
- Ickesburg, PA R+67
- Hawstone, PA R+59
- Nook, PA R+66
- Locust Run, PA R+64
- Roseburg, PA R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tucker, TX R+66
- Gates, NC R+18
- Reedsville, WV R+56
- Fowler, MI R+48
- Lauderdale, MS R+42
- Hager City, WI R+34
- Port Sulphur, LA D+6
- Cherry Valley, MA R+6
- Ganado, AZ D+58
- Olton, TX R+61
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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.