St. Michael leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 72% of adults in St. Michael typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Michael, ~19% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Michael compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Michael leans more Republican than 43 of 162 neighbors.
St. Michael runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Michael. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 12 points.
Why St. Michael 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 St. Michael, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In St. Michael, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but St. Michael runs against that pattern.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; St. Michael, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in St. Michael looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in St. Michael have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Fork, PA R+49
- Sidman, PA R+52
- Salix, PA R+46
- Ehrenfeld, PA R+43
- Elton, PA R+49
- Dunlo, PA R+48
- Summerhill, PA R+55
- Beaverdale, PA R+50
- Parkhill, PA R+52
- Wilmore, PA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Veblen, SD R+20
- Fenton, IL R+50
- Rock Dell, MN R+41
- Balsora, TX R+77
- South Jackson, VA R+48
- Three Brothers, AR R+59
- Whitesboro, OK R+67
- Wayne Center, NY R+39
- Hallwood, PA R+47
- Cummings, KS R+58
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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.