Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Springs, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Springs leans more Republican than 83 of 115 neighbors.
Springs runs about 64 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Springs 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 Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Springs are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Springs, PA sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Springs looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Springs have completed high school, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Salisbury, PA R+66
- Boynton, PA R+67
- Fort Hill, PA R+65
- Grantsville, MD R+60
- Summit Mills, PA R+69
- St. Paul, PA R+66
- Meyersdale, PA R+55
- Salisbury Junction, PA R+66
- Jennings, MD R+67
- Garrett, PA R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Terra Ceia, FL R+29
- Adamsville, TX R+72
- Lucas, KY R+67
- Copeland, GA R+56
- Batavia Center, MI R+44
- Denmark, GA R+61
- Patmos, AR R+70
- Trenholm, VA R+37
- Idlewood, IL R+46
- Wales, UT R+75
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.