Speers leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Speers typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Speers, ~27% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Speers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Speers leans more Republican than 130 of 254 neighbors.
Speers runs about 33 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Speers 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 Speers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Speers votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, above 82% of cities). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Speers, PA sits in the top 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 Speers looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Speers 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Speers own their home, compared to around 77% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Speers have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Twilight, PA R+35
- North Belle Vernon, PA R+20
- Dunlevy, PA R+36
- Lynnwood-Pricedale, PA R+28
- Long Branch, PA R+38
- Pricedale, PA R+27
- Monessen, PA D+4
- Charleroi, PA R+21
- Rogers Stop, PA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pall Mall, TN R+70
- Fort Hancock, TX R+22
- Stones River Homes, TN R+54
- Bevil Oaks, TX R+58
- Croton, OH R+52
- Our Town, AL R+66
- Mill Creek, PA R+69
- Gill, CO R+63
- Hopewell, WV R+56
- Deer Lodge, TN R+74
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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.