Reservoir leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Reservoir typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reservoir, ~23% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reservoir compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reservoir leans more Republican than 10 of 138 neighbors.
Reservoir runs about 43 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Reservoir 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 Reservoir, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Reservoir drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Reservoir, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Reservoir looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Reservoir is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newry, PA R+48
- Hollidaysburg, PA R+31
- Duncansville, PA R+42
- Cross Keys, PA R+36
- East Freedom, PA R+62
- Foot of Ten, PA R+56
- Roaring Spring, PA R+56
- Rodman, PA R+66
- Horrell, PA R+51
- Martinsburg, PA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elm Hall, MI R+49
- Hayes, LA R+82
- Natalbany, LA R+47
- Park Ridge, WI D+8
- Ingalls, MI R+43
- Pinehurst, GA R+34
- Cheraw, CO R+66
- Niobrara, NE R+16
- Latimer, IA R+51
- Clearview, OK 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.