Rew leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Rew typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rew, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rew compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rew leans more Republican than 38 of 82 neighbors.
Rew runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Rew 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 Rew, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Rew live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rew sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rew, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rew looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Rew own their home, about 17 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Gifford, PA R+44
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- Cyclone, PA R+49
- Summit, PA R+55
- Ormsby, PA R+49
- Custer City, PA R+40
- Sawyer City, PA R+49
- Rixford, PA R+59
- Degolia, PA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hobart, PA R+38
- Sunny Hill Estates, IL R+30
- Eighty Eight, KY R+65
- Shungnak, AK D+19
- Isabella, MO R+65
- West Okoboji, IA R+26
- Brownsdale, FL R+84
- Oak Grove, VA R+29
- Town Creek, NC R+39
- Strodes Mills, PA R+70
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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.