Upton is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Upton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Upton, ~17% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Upton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Upton leans more Republican than 57 of 102 neighbors.
Upton runs about 57 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Upton. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Upton 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 Upton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Upton are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Upton, PA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Upton looks the way it does
Turnout in Upton 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.
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- Greencastle, PA R+46
- Milnor, PA R+42
- Mercersburg, PA R+58
- Shady Grove, PA R+61
- State Line, PA R+53
- Marion, PA R+55
- Cearfoss, MD R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alexander, IL R+54
- Leadmine, MO R+71
- Pennys, AR R+68
- Sprott, AL D+17
- James City, PA R+51
- Sharptown, NJ R+26
- Johnsville, AR R+62
- Upper Kalskag, AK D+29
- Lizzie, NC R+25
- Ithaca, WI R+21
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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.