Saylorsburg leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Saylorsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saylorsburg, ~32% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saylorsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Saylorsburg leans more Republican than 86 of 145 neighbors.
Saylorsburg runs about 26 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Saylorsburg. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Saylorsburg 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 Saylorsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Saylorsburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Saylorsburg, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Saylorsburg looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Saylorsburg own their home, about 12 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brodheadsville, PA R+26
- Sciota, PA R+27
- Neola, PA R+27
- Gilbert, PA R+32
- McMichaels, PA R+13
- Effort, PA R+18
- Little Gap, PA R+39
- Kunkletown, PA R+40
- Reeders, PA R+8
- Wind Gap, PA R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chestnut Ridge, NY R+31
- Hartsville, TN R+59
- Powell, WY R+54
- Chadds Ford, PA D+9
- Timberlake, VA R+30
- Clarence, NY R+9
- Attalla, AL R+65
- Etters, PA R+33
- Flowood, MS R+35
- Bellmead, TX D+4
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.