Roaring Branch is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Roaring Branch typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roaring Branch, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roaring Branch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roaring Branch leans more Republican than 73 of 82 neighbors.
Roaring Branch runs about 64 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Roaring Branch 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 Roaring Branch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Roaring Branch, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 90% of residents in Roaring Branch drive to work alone, above 93% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Roaring Branch, 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 Roaring Branch looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Roaring Branch own their home, about 11 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ogdensburg, PA R+66
- Ralston, PA R+63
- Leolyn, PA R+65
- Gleason, PA R+66
- Sebring, PA R+65
- Masten, PA R+63
- Cedar Ledge, PA R+64
- Liberty, PA R+65
- Morris Run, PA R+61
- Marsh Hill, PA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Prairieburg, IA R+35
- Dorena, OR R+21
- St. Kilian, WI R+57
- Tryon, NE R+82
- Magenta, MS D+43
- Joy, IL R+50
- Ike, TX R+40
- Pittsburg, NH R+39
- Line Lexington, PA R+9
- Sebastopol, MS R+60
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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.