Six Mile Run is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Six Mile Run typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Six Mile Run, ~9% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Six Mile Run compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Six Mile Run leans more Republican than 78 of 127 neighbors.
Six Mile Run runs about 69 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Six Mile Run 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 Six Mile Run, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Six Mile Run hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Six Mile Run drive to work alone, above 82% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Six Mile Run are family households, above 86% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Six Mile Run, 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 Six Mile Run looks the way it does
Turnout in Six Mile Run 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
- Defiance, PA R+70
- Kearney, PA R+71
- Riddlesburg, PA R+71
- Dudley, PA R+64
- Wood, PA R+68
- Stone Row, PA R+71
- Saxton, PA R+65
- Broad Top City, PA R+64
- Eichelbergertown, PA R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allenspark, CO D+43
- Switzer, WV R+68
- Williamsville, VT D+37
- Pinedale, AZ R+61
- Windle, TN R+69
- Sugar Loaf, NY R+7
- Danbury, NH R+8
- Goodman, AL R+89
- Forksville, PA R+62
- Oakdale, WI R+40
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.