Towamensing Trails leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Towamensing Trails typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Towamensing Trails, ~35% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Towamensing Trails compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Towamensing Trails leans more Republican than 90 of 156 neighbors.
Towamensing Trails runs about 28 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Towamensing Trails. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Towamensing Trails 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 Towamensing Trails, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Towamensing Trails votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Towamensing Trails, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Towamensing Trails looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Towamensing Trails 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Towamensing Trails own their home, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Albrightsville, PA R+21
- Robin Hood Lakes, PA R+34
- Indian Mountain Lake, PA R+11
- Lake Harmony, PA R+31
- Blakeslee, PA R+9
- Rockport, PA R+41
- Split Rock, PA R+32
- Kresgeville, PA R+39
- Effort, PA R+18
- Walcksville, PA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Merrill, MI R+44
- Dermott, AR D+33
- Trenton, TX R+69
- Ault, CO R+45
- Hico, TX R+67
- Mountain Lake Park, MD R+51
- Webster, SD R+46
- Clarklake, MI R+28
- Central City, IA R+29
- Lone Star, TX R+44
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.