Smithland is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Smithland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smithland, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smithland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smithland leans more Republican than 146 of 160 neighbors.
Smithland runs about 69 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Smithland 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 Smithland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Smithland, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Smithland are family households, above 88% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Smithland, PA sits below the national average 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 Smithland looks the way it does
Turnout in Smithland 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
- St. Charles, PA R+69
- Wildcat, PA R+66
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- Lawsonham, PA R+67
- New Bethlehem, PA R+61
- Distant, PA R+68
- Kellersburg, PA R+67
- South Bethlehem, PA R+68
- Rimersburg, PA R+60
- Seminole, PA R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Land, AL R+72
- Cottage Grove, IN R+63
- Cauthornville, VA R+8
- Nemours, WV R+66
- Montezuma, CO D+19
- Four Corners, ME R+29
- Milltown, AR R+75
- Oklaunion, TX R+69
- Union Center, SD R+83
- Maple Lake, WV R+55
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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.