Stickney leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Stickney typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stickney, ~23% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stickney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stickney leans more Republican than 22 of 99 neighbors.
Stickney runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stickney. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Stickney 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 Stickney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Stickney live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Stickney, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Stickney looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Stickney own their home, about 16 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Stickney have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Bradford, PA R+39
- Bradford, PA R+32
- Degolia, PA R+44
- Foster Brook, PA R+40
- Custer City, PA R+40
- Klondike, PA R+51
- Sawyer City, PA R+49
- Limestone, NY R+41
- Lewis Run, PA R+46
- Red House, NY Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glendo, WY R+74
- Keene Valley, NY D+35
- Overton, MO R+49
- Middleport, PA R+52
- Creston, LA R+85
- Silerton, TN R+71
- Kaycee, WY R+84
- Muddy Pond, TN R+70
- Corrona, MS R+71
- Slayden, MS R+29
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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.