Rosecrans is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Rosecrans typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rosecrans, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rosecrans compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rosecrans leans more Republican than 78 of 94 neighbors.
Rosecrans runs about 65 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rosecrans. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Rosecrans 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 Rosecrans, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Rosecrans are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with heavy housing overcrowding tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rosecrans, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rosecrans looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 80% of adults in Rosecrans have completed high school, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Carroll, PA R+69
- McElhattan, PA R+48
- Oriole, PA R+68
- Salona, PA R+61
- Mackeyville, PA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clyde, MO R+60
- Julian, WV R+69
- West Lenox, PA R+45
- Jericho, AR R+14
- Paul, NE R+50
- Little Falls, WA R+35
- Simmonsville, VA R+64
- The Narrows, NY R+45
- Hillsboro, PA R+57
- Highland Heights, TN R+66
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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.