Stoneham is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Stoneham typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stoneham, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stoneham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stoneham leans more Republican than 59 of 75 neighbors.
Stoneham runs about 52 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Stoneham 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 Stoneham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Stoneham live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stoneham sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Stoneham, PA sits below the national average 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 Stoneham looks the way it does
Turnout in Stoneham 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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- Warren, PA R+25
- Henrys Mill, PA R+52
- North Warren, PA R+42
- Sheffield, PA R+49
- Starbrick, PA R+43
- Roystone, PA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Kingston, UT R+77
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- Dalton, MO R+66
- Valley Point, WV R+65
- Limestone, FL R+68
- Big Creek, CA R+17
- Oldfield, AL R+43
- Haldane, IL R+50
- Middlebrook, AR R+70
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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.