Scalp Level leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Scalp Level typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scalp Level, ~20% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scalp Level compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scalp Level leans more Republican than 19 of 148 neighbors.
Scalp Level runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Scalp Level 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 Scalp Level, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Scalp Level votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, well above 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; Scalp Level, 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 Scalp Level looks the way it does
Turnout in Scalp Level 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
- Paint, PA R+42
- Ingleside, PA R+39
- Windber, PA R+39
- Geistown, PA R+30
- Elton, PA R+49
- Seanor, PA R+59
- Krayn, PA R+52
- Hillsboro, PA R+57
- Lorain, PA R+25
- Davidsville, PA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Groveland, NY R+33
- Spalding, NE R+70
- Surry, NH R+16
- Byromville, GA R+3
- Five Points, CA R+4
- Moscow, TX R+45
- Leslie, AR R+67
- Ridgeside, TN D+42
- Honomu, HI D+32
- Pray, MT R+34
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.