Shenandoah leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Shenandoah typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shenandoah, ~20% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shenandoah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shenandoah leans more Republican than 19 of 173 neighbors.
Shenandoah runs about 29 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shenandoah. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shenandoah votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 58%, 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 limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Shenandoah, PA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Shenandoah looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Shenandoah have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gilberton, PA R+34
- Lost Creek, PA R+43
- Mahanoy Plane, PA R+34
- Ringtown, PA R+46
- Mahanoy City, PA R+7
- Frackville, PA R+22
- Brandonville, PA R+48
- New Boston, PA R+48
- Girardville, PA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vancleave, MS R+78
- Rindge, NH R+9
- Douglass Hills, KY D+6
- Teague, TX R+45
- Bear Valley Springs, CA R+38
- Wewahitchka, FL R+69
- Stony Point, NC R+60
- Bowling Green, MO R+52
- Battlement Mesa, CO R+33
- Chelsea, OK R+56
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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.