South Bradford leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 45% of adults in South Bradford typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Bradford, ~13% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Bradford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Bradford leans more Republican than 20 of 92 neighbors.
South Bradford runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why South Bradford 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 South Bradford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in South Bradford live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in South Bradford are family households, above 79% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; South Bradford, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in South Bradford looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 97% of adults in South Bradford have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bradford, PA R+32
- Degolia, PA R+44
- Stickney, PA R+40
- Custer City, PA R+40
- Sawyer City, PA R+49
- Foster Brook, PA R+40
- Lewis Run, PA R+46
- Limestone, NY R+41
- Derrick City, PA R+47
- Gifford, PA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tallysville, VA R+20
- Orrsburg, MO R+60
- Vestaburg, PA R+30
- Coy, AL D+4
- Old Colton, OR R+36
- Bingham, IL R+65
- Unaka, NC R+64
- Rondo, VA R+41
- Lillian, TX R+35
- Newtonburg, WI R+39
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.