Rainsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Rainsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rainsburg, ~11% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rainsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rainsburg leans more Republican than 61 of 94 neighbors.
Rainsburg runs about 70 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Rainsburg 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 Rainsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Rainsburg, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Rainsburg, PA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Rainsburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Rainsburg 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
- Clearville, PA R+77
- Charlesville, PA R+59
- Ott Town, PA R+71
- Bedford, PA R+53
- Madley, PA R+73
- Lutzville, PA R+58
- Manns Choice, PA R+68
- Purcell, PA R+77
- Chalybeate, PA R+60
- Mench, PA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Colp, IL R+43
- Andover, ME R+30
- Jamestown, LA R+64
- Mansfield, NC R+41
- Milo, CA R+32
- Gideon, OK R+48
- Lax Lake, MN R+7
- Farnam, NE R+67
- Rock, KS R+61
- Van Wert, IA R+58
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.