Shippensburg University, PA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Shippensburg University

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Shippensburg University leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 40% of adults in Shippensburg University typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shippensburg University, ~23% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Shippensburg University compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Shippensburg University is the most Democratic-leaning.

Shippensburg University runs about 16 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Shippensburg University sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Why Shippensburg University 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 University, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Shippensburg University hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Shippensburg University sits in the top fifth on density (about 86%, above 96% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and more than 99% of adults in Shippensburg University have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Shippensburg University, PA sits in the bottom 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 Shippensburg University looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Shippensburg University is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 21 points below the Pennsylvania average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and more than 99% of households in Shippensburg University rent, compared to around 20% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 53% of adults in Shippensburg University have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.