Shunk is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Shunk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shunk, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shunk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shunk leans more Republican than 58 of 89 neighbors.
Shunk runs about 60 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Shunk 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 Shunk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Shunk live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Shunk, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Shunk looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shunk 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 62%, above 56% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wheelerville, PA R+64
- Estella, PA R+62
- Forksville, PA R+62
- West Leroy, PA R+65
- Hillsgrove, PA R+61
- Leolyn, PA R+65
- Canton, PA R+56
- Masten, PA R+63
- Millview, PA R+62
- East Canton, PA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Twin Brooks, SD R+55
- Ruckersville, GA R+68
- Popejoy, IA R+53
- Williams Junction, AR R+56
- Griffin, IN R+54
- North Jackson, PA R+46
- Dundee, KS R+67
- Entriken, PA R+63
- Eola Village, OR R+24
- Spring Hill, MN R+69
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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.