Stockertown leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Stockertown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stockertown, ~37% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stockertown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stockertown leans more Republican than 78 of 158 neighbors.
Stockertown runs about 16 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Stockertown 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 Stockertown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stockertown votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Stockertown, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Stockertown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stockertown is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Stockertown have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tatamy, PA R+5
- Nazareth, PA R+14
- Martins Creek, PA R+38
- Easton, PA D+13
- Brainards, NJ R+43
- Wilson, PA D+8
- West Easton, PA D+2
- Wind Gap, PA R+18
- Phillipsburg, NJ R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Garwood, TX R+67
- Prairie City, OR R+56
- Elka Park, NY R+16
- Maidsville, WV R+35
- Happy Camp, CA R+16
- Bradford, NY R+44
- Lompico, CA D+30
- South Washington, IN R+63
- Hancock, NC R+11
- Colman, SD R+53
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.