Roxbury is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Roxbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roxbury, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roxbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roxbury leans more Republican than 92 of 116 neighbors.
Roxbury runs about 69 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Roxbury 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 Roxbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Roxbury hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Roxbury, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Roxbury looks the way it does
Turnout in Roxbury 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
- Spring Run, PA R+74
- McKinney, PA R+69
- Lurgan, PA R+69
- Dry Run, PA R+75
- Orrstown, PA R+65
- Upperstrasburg, PA R+68
- Willow Hill, PA R+74
- Amberson, PA R+72
- Pleasant Hall, PA R+68
- Doylesburg, PA R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kitsap Lake, WA R+19
- Bellwood, AL R+66
- Metz, MO R+65
- Stafford, OK R+71
- Gibson Island, MD R+30
- Shumla, NY R+31
- McClusky, IL R+49
- Fourseam, KY R+64
- Selden, KS R+83
- Murdock, KS R+66
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.