West Brownsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 71% of adults in West Brownsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Brownsville, ~25% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Brownsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Brownsville leans more Republican than 73 of 223 neighbors.
West Brownsville runs about 29 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why West Brownsville 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 Brownsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Brownsville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 43%, modestly above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Brownsville, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in West Brownsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Brownsville 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hiller, PA R+26
- California, PA R+3
- Brownsville, PA R+23
- Newell, PA R+40
- Grindstone, PA R+44
- Allison, PA R+38
- Elco, PA R+38
- Roscoe, PA R+25
- Coal Center, PA R+38
- Stockdale, PA R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Naplate, IL R+26
- Negreet, LA R+81
- Indian Lake, NY R+6
- Genoa, WI R+21
- Riga, MI R+46
- Racine, MN R+46
- Deepwater, MO R+65
- Long Branch, TX R+66
- Atwood, CO R+66
- Spokane, MO R+67
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.