Reistville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Reistville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reistville, ~16% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reistville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reistville leans more Republican than 152 of 157 neighbors.
Reistville runs about 60 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Reistville 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 Reistville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Reistville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Reistville are family households, above 88% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Reistville, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Reistville looks the way it does
Turnout in Reistville 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
- Schaefferstown, PA R+59
- Prescott, PA R+49
- Newmanstown, PA R+53
- Buffalo Springs, PA R+52
- Richland, PA R+50
- Myerstown, PA R+48
- Kleinfeltersville, PA R+62
- Stouchsburg, PA R+49
- Poplar Grove, PA R+51
- Mount Aetna, PA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Freeburn, KY R+74
- Dundee, MS D+24
- Tyson, AL Even
- Gorham, KS R+73
- Uniontown, KS R+67
- Harg, MO R+4
- Linn, KS R+73
- Jacumba, CA R+31
- Mystic Grove, MA R+10
- Jerico Springs, MO R+69
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.