Shades Glen leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Shades Glen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shades Glen, ~23% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shades Glen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shades Glen leans more Republican than 132 of 171 neighbors.
Shades Glen runs about 35 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Shades Glen 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 Shades Glen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Shades Glen live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Shades Glen, PA sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Shades Glen looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shades Glen is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Shades Glen own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Shades Glen have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bear Creek, PA R+38
- Bear Creek Village, PA R+36
- Stoddartsville, PA R+27
- Forest Park, PA R+40
- Thornhurst, PA R+21
- Pocono Lake, PA R+18
- Penn Lake Park, PA R+39
- Westminster, PA R+22
- Fox Hill, PA R+18
- Yostville, PA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Barge, WY R+81
- Coalmont, IN R+61
- Ribera, NM D+31
- Walnut Grove, SC R+71
- White Bead, OK R+57
- White City, TN R+68
- Riverview Estates, KY R+51
- Bell City, MO R+69
- Vienna, LA R+82
- Thomaston, AL D+21
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.