Swiftwater leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Swiftwater typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Swiftwater, ~36% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Swiftwater compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Swiftwater leans more Republican than 33 of 125 neighbors.
Swiftwater runs about 12 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Swiftwater. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Swiftwater 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 Swiftwater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Swiftwater votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Swiftwater, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Swiftwater looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Swiftwater have completed high school, about 6 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Scotrun, PA R+9
- Pocono Manor, PA R+17
- Tannersville, PA R+10
- Mount Pocono, PA D+12
- Henryville, PA R+11
- Paradise Valley, PA R+23
- Pocono Summit, PA Even
- Bartonsville, PA R+8
- Cresco, PA R+15
- Analomink, PA D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hagaman, NY R+20
- Birnamwood, WI R+43
- Lowell, OH R+58
- Gruetli-Laager, TN R+68
- Ackley, IA R+39
- Morton, TX R+40
- Morton, WA R+37
- Guston, KY R+58
- West Homestead, PA D+19
- Sharon, TN R+65
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.