Sawyer City leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Sawyer City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sawyer City, ~18% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sawyer City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sawyer City leans more Republican than 50 of 88 neighbors.
Sawyer City runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Sawyer City 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 Sawyer City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Sawyer City drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sawyer City fits that profile on both counts.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Sawyer City, PA does.
Why turnout in Sawyer City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Sawyer City own their home, about 16 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bradford, PA R+32
- Foster Brook, PA R+40
- Degolia, PA R+44
- Derrick City, PA R+47
- Summit, PA R+55
- Gilmore, PA R+51
- Custer City, PA R+40
- South Bradford, PA R+39
- Rew, PA R+49
- Coleville, PA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eagleville, CA R+35
- Harding, PA R+38
- Harding, SD R+88
- Safe Harbor, PA R+56
- Sandberg, CA R+28
- Guthrie, IL R+57
- New Almelo, KS R+78
- Mitchell, KS R+64
- Valley Falls, OR R+72
- Van, AR R+69
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.