Rochester Mills is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Rochester Mills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rochester Mills, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rochester Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rochester Mills leans more Republican than 115 of 167 neighbors.
Rochester Mills runs about 66 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Rochester Mills 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 Rochester Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Rochester Mills, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rochester Mills, PA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Rochester Mills looks the way it does
Turnout in Rochester Mills 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
- Covode, PA R+68
- Georgeville, PA R+68
- Marion Center, PA R+65
- Deckers Point, PA R+67
- Rossiter, PA R+64
- Valier, PA R+71
- Sportsburg, PA R+66
- Gipsy, PA R+66
- Trade City, PA R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wiggins, TX R+75
- Murphy, OK R+65
- Bussey, IA R+52
- Burghill, OH R+48
- Fargo, MI R+54
- Claud, AL R+74
- Pleasant Plains, NJ D+22
- Moseleyville, KY R+57
- Fruitland, WA D+6
- Indian Lake, MI R+28
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.