Queen City leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Queen City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Queen City, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Queen City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Queen City leans more Republican than 107 of 182 neighbors.
Queen City runs about 48 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Queen City 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 Queen City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Queen City drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Queen City, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Queen City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Queen City own their home, about 11 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Queen City have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Catawissa, PA R+42
- Numidia, PA R+47
- Parrs Mill, PA R+48
- Knoebels Grove, PA R+40
- Fisherdale, PA R+52
- Grovania, PA R+40
- Mainville, PA R+45
- Mill Grove, PA R+50
- Elysburg, PA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Sligo, OH R+63
- Smithson, IN R+53
- Satin, TX R+68
- Schley, MN Even
- Trojan, SD R+51
- Celeste, GA R+8
- Causey, NM R+77
- Horace, KS R+79
- Rosier, GA D+8
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.