Taylor Highlands leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Taylor Highlands typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Taylor Highlands, ~27% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Taylor Highlands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Taylor Highlands leans more Democratic than 110 of 115 neighbors.
Taylor Highlands runs about 14 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Taylor Highlands sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Taylor Highlands. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Taylor Highlands 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 Taylor Highlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 42% of residents in Taylor Highlands live in densely developed areas, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Taylor Highlands have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Taylor Highlands runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Taylor Highlands, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Taylor Highlands looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 84% of households in Taylor Highlands rent, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Taylor Highlands have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Huntingdon, PA R+23
- Warrior Ridge, PA R+58
- Alexandria, PA R+59
- Hesston, PA R+60
- Shaffersville, PA R+66
- Ribot, PA R+66
- Barree, PA R+58
- Water Street, PA R+56
- Mount Etna, PA R+62
- Donation, PA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grand Coteau, LA Even
- Lower Brule, SD D+72
- Union Hall, VA R+31
- Cascade, CO D+6
- Lyndon, KS R+51
- Waldo, WI R+46
- New Riegel, OH R+57
- Roachdale, IN R+58
- Wellsville, MO R+57
- Limestone, IL R+46
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.