Shawnee On Delaware leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Shawnee On Delaware typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shawnee On Delaware, ~49% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shawnee On Delaware compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shawnee On Delaware leans more Democratic than 133 of 138 neighbors.
Shawnee On Delaware runs about 12 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Shawnee On Delaware 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 Shawnee On Delaware, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Shawnee On Delaware hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Shawnee On Delaware have never been married, above 87% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Shawnee On Delaware, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Shawnee On Delaware looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shawnee On Delaware 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Arlington Heights, PA D+8
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- Jacksonburg, NJ R+31
- Portland, PA R+34
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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.