Salunga leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Salunga typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salunga, ~34% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salunga compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salunga leans more Republican than 24 of 163 neighbors.
Salunga runs about 14 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Salunga 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 Salunga, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Salunga drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Salunga, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Salunga looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Salunga 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Landisville, PA R+5
- Donegal Springs, PA R+34
- Mount Joy, PA R+19
- Mountville, PA R+5
- East Petersburg, PA R+6
- Columbia, PA R+11
- Manheim, PA R+35
- Milton Grove, PA R+46
- Marietta, PA R+22
- Washington Boro, PA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lisbon, AR R+59
- Union Valley, OK R+61
- Purdin, MO R+70
- Pinewood, TN R+66
- Lowell, NE R+61
- Shady Grove, AR R+74
- Houstonville, NC R+64
- Jamestown, KS R+70
- Roby, MO R+71
- Orion, WI R+27
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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.