Sabula leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Sabula typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sabula, ~18% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sabula compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sabula leans more Republican than 8 of 100 neighbors.
Sabula runs about 43 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sabula. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Sabula 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 Sabula, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Sabula drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sabula sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sabula, 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 Sabula looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sabula is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Treasure Lake, PA R+30
- Narrows Creek, PA R+32
- Winterburne, PA R+56
- Penfield, PA R+60
- Lanes Mills, PA R+54
- Dubois, PA R+35
- Rockton, PA R+61
- Crenshaw, PA R+56
- Brockport, PA R+48
- Falls Creek, PA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Keptown, IL R+64
- Romance, WI R+21
- Maplecypress, NC R+33
- Nunez, GA R+72
- Death Valley Junction, CA D+16
- Tes Nez Iah, AZ D+51
- Starks, ME R+24
- Rodey, NM R+11
- Renner Corner, SD R+42
- Enchanted Oaks, TX R+65
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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.