Sparta is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Sparta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sparta, ~15% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sparta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sparta leans more Republican than 154 of 181 neighbors.
Sparta runs about 56 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Sparta 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 Sparta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sparta, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sparta, 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 Sparta looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Sparta have completed high school, about 6 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prosperity, PA R+55
- West Union, PA R+55
- Nineveh, PA R+56
- Simpson Store, PA R+60
- Banetown, PA R+52
- Green Hills, PA R+45
- West Finley, PA R+59
- Amity, PA R+50
- Sycamore, PA R+54
- Good Intent, PA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- High Bank, NY R+28
- Hillcrest, WI R+14
- Hill City, PA R+53
- Squirrel Island, ME D+10
- Kimery, TN R+70
- Charbonneau, ND R+83
- Sivells Bend, TX R+81
- Halcottsville, NY Even
- Knightly, VA R+45
- State Line, NY R+47
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.