Twilight leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Twilight typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Twilight, ~27% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Twilight compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Twilight leans more Republican than 129 of 253 neighbors.
Twilight runs about 34 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Twilight 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 Twilight, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Twilight votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, above 82% of cities). 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; Twilight, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Twilight looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Twilight 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Twilight own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Twilight have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Speers, PA R+35
- Long Branch, PA R+38
- Dunlevy, PA R+36
- Rogers Stop, PA R+44
- North Belle Vernon, PA R+20
- Charleroi, PA R+21
- Lynnwood-Pricedale, PA R+28
- Allenport, PA R+32
- Elco, PA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Moriah, MO R+75
- North Easton, NY R+16
- Georgetown, NC D+9
- Ottawa, WV R+64
- White Hills, AZ R+56
- Girard, LA R+80
- Rush Center, KS R+63
- Bison, KS R+64
- Monse, WA R+25
- Lawshe, OH R+63
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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.