Starr is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Starr typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Starr, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Starr compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Starr leans more Republican than 26 of 86 neighbors.
Starr runs about 49 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Starr. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Starr 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 Starr, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Starr, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Starr sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Starr, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Starr looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Starr own their home, about 14 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pineville, PA R+54
- Tidioute, PA R+42
- Grand Valley, PA R+56
- East Hickory, PA R+46
- Endeavor, PA R+42
- Torpedo, PA R+53
- West Hickory, PA R+47
- Pleasantville, PA R+53
- Stewart Run, PA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kellysville, WV R+77
- White Oak, AR R+68
- Kleberg, TX D+21
- Lake City, MS R+30
- Blair, KY R+73
- Gammon, AR R+26
- Eldora, NJ R+44
- Raiford, OK R+59
- Stippville, KS R+60
- Lamington, NJ R+13
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.