Shippensburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Shippensburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shippensburg, ~24% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shippensburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shippensburg leans more Republican than 11 of 118 neighbors.
Shippensburg runs about 30 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shippensburg. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shippensburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 47%, modestly above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Shippensburg, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Shippensburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Shippensburg 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
- Shippensburg University, PA D+14
- Middle Spring, PA R+46
- Cleversburg, PA R+55
- Chestnut Crossroads, PA R+52
- Mainsville, PA R+58
- Pinola, PA R+51
- Oakville, PA R+54
- Walnut Bottom, PA R+54
- Scotland, PA R+37
- Newburg, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hudson, OH D+4
- New Caney, TX R+38
- Smyrna, DE D+15
- Mequon, WI D+4
- Covington, KY D+23
- Saline, MI D+21
- Sheridan, WY R+43
- Bay Point, CA D+37
- Farmington, UT R+26
- Mahwah, NJ R+5
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.