Tillotson is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Tillotson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tillotson, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tillotson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tillotson leans more Republican than 39 of 80 neighbors.
Tillotson runs about 49 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tillotson. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Tillotson 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 Tillotson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Tillotson are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Tillotson sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tillotson, PA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Tillotson looks the way it does
Turnout in Tillotson 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.
Nearby Cities
- Canadohta Lake, PA R+60
- Lincolnville, PA R+59
- Union City, PA R+38
- Lovell, PA R+49
- New Ireland, PA R+47
- Spartansburg, PA R+60
- Centerville, PA R+60
- Little Cooley, PA R+60
- Mill Village, PA R+47
- Five Corners, PA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alkol, WV R+65
- Rocky Cross, NC R+50
- Louise, TN R+67
- Laporte, MI R+36
- Glen Allen, AL R+84
- Leary, TX R+68
- Satterwhite, NC R+25
- Vassar, KS R+53
- West Charleston, ME R+38
- Asher, OK R+70
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.