Spring Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Spring Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Creek, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spring Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Creek leans more Republican than 75 of 86 neighbors.
Spring Creek runs about 55 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Spring Creek, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Spring Creek, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Spring Creek looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Spring Creek own their home, about 12 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pittsfield, PA R+55
- Bear Lake, PA R+62
- Garland, PA R+55
- Pine Valley, PA R+58
- Colza, PA R+53
- Columbus, PA R+57
- Lottsville, PA R+62
- Sanford, PA R+56
- Torpedo, PA R+53
- Youngsville, PA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Willow Hill, PA R+74
- La Russell, MO R+73
- Varney, MT R+23
- Whiton, AL R+76
- Shopiere, WI R+27
- Gera, MI R+38
- New Winchester, OH R+65
- Raytown, MS D+46
- Gerty, OK R+75
- Widowville, OH R+61
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.