Richland is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Richland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richland, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richland leans more Republican than 120 of 162 neighbors.
Richland runs about 48 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Richland 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 Richland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Richland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Richland are family households, above 78% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Richland, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Richland looks the way it does
Turnout in Richland 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
- Stouchsburg, PA R+49
- Myerstown, PA R+48
- Mount Aetna, PA R+56
- Womelsdorf, PA R+33
- Reistville, PA R+62
- Newmanstown, PA R+53
- Prescott, PA R+49
- Wintersville, PA R+57
- Schaefferstown, PA R+59
- Rehrersburg, PA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mountainburg, AR R+64
- Belmond, IA R+35
- Rancho Viejo, TX R+9
- Watermill, NY D+12
- Janesville, IA R+27
- Aviston, IL R+41
- Madelia, MN R+19
- New Britain, PA D+6
- Valley Home, CA R+52
- Perrysville, OH 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.