Sankertown leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Sankertown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sankertown, ~21% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sankertown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sankertown leans more Republican than 20 of 154 neighbors.
Sankertown runs about 42 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Sankertown 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 Sankertown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sankertown, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Sankertown runs against that pattern.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sankertown, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sankertown looks the way it does
Turnout in Sankertown 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
- Cresson, PA R+43
- Hoguetown, PA R+55
- Gallitzin, PA R+48
- Loretto, PA R+50
- Tunnelhill, PA R+58
- Munster, PA R+61
- Lilly, PA R+51
- Loretto Road, PA R+49
- Cassandra, PA R+60
- Coupon, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highsmiths, NC R+32
- Powder Springs, TN R+74
- Eckerty, IN R+54
- Jobstown, NJ R+23
- Million, KY R+34
- Carey, ID R+54
- Orpha, WY R+68
- Reddick, IL R+49
- Dublin, KY R+65
- Tiffany, WI R+17
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.