Stanhope is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Stanhope typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanhope, ~17% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanhope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanhope leans more Republican than 134 of 170 neighbors.
Stanhope runs about 54 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Stanhope 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 Stanhope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Stanhope, 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 10 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Stanhope drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Stanhope, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Stanhope looks the way it does
Turnout in Stanhope sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fredericksburg, PA R+56
- Rehrersburg, PA R+46
- Outwood, PA R+56
- Greble, PA R+57
- Friedensburg, PA R+44
- Mount Aetna, PA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Myers, KY R+62
- Guernsey, IA R+48
- Niagara, KY R+52
- Palmyra, IA R+39
- West Rainier, OR R+24
- Little York, NY R+31
- Prospect, NC R+27
- South Platte, CO R+12
- Henley, CA R+45
- West Chesterfield, MA D+30
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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.