Rheems leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 99% of adults in Rheems typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rheems, ~36% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rheems compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rheems leans more Republican than 56 of 157 neighbors.
Rheems runs about 27 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rheems. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Rheems 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 Rheems, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Rheems drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Rheems are family households, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rheems, PA sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Rheems looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rheems 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Rheems own their home, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elizabethtown, PA R+19
- Milton Grove, PA R+46
- Mount Joy, PA R+19
- Donegal Springs, PA R+34
- Stacktown, PA R+41
- Marietta, PA R+22
- Bellaire, PA R+47
- Maytown, PA R+37
- Bainbridge, PA R+49
- Deodate, PA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marion, SD R+51
- Sardis, TN R+77
- Craig, AK R+33
- Surrency, GA R+50
- Turners Station, KY R+57
- Selma, MO R+50
- Bell City, LA R+84
- Buffalo, IA R+26
- Middletown Springs, VT R+14
- Braymer, MO R+57
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.