West Bolivar is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 61% of adults in West Bolivar typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Bolivar, ~14% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Bolivar compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Bolivar leans more Republican than 114 of 169 neighbors.
West Bolivar runs about 52 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why West Bolivar 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 West Bolivar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In West Bolivar, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; West Bolivar, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West Bolivar looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. West Bolivar sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Robinson, PA R+57
- Bolivar, PA R+53
- Torrance, PA R+46
- Strangford, PA R+46
- Hillside, PA R+48
- New Florence, PA R+52
- Blairsville, PA R+38
- Black Lick, PA R+40
- Clyde, PA R+56
- Seger, PA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Benedict, LA R+54
- Livingston, NY R+16
- Cumberland Springs, TN R+68
- Fruitdale, OH R+62
- Lanham, KS R+68
- Jackson Hill, NC R+62
- Hylton, TX R+79
- Kratzerville, PA R+54
- Brownwood, MO R+66
- Linnsburg, IN R+61
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.