Seward is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Seward typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seward, ~16% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seward compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seward leans more Republican than 87 of 163 neighbors.
Seward runs about 51 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Seward 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 Seward, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Seward, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Seward drive to work alone, above 80% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Seward, 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 Seward looks the way it does
Turnout in Seward sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Dilltown, PA R+59
- Goods Corner, PA R+50
- New Florence, PA R+52
- Heshbon, PA R+60
- Vintondale, PA R+56
- Robinson, PA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarendon, NC R+66
- Hernandez, NM D+22
- Markle, IN R+56
- Plymouth, CA R+38
- Uintah, UT R+27
- Imboden, AR R+71
- Republic, OH R+56
- Oakham, MA R+6
- Tyner, NC R+42
- Winslow, AR R+45
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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.