West Pittston leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 77% of adults in West Pittston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Pittston, ~35% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Pittston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Pittston leans more Republican than 21 of 151 neighbors.
West Pittston runs about 6 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why West Pittston 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 Pittston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Pittston votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 90%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; West Pittston, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in West Pittston looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in West Pittston have completed high school, about 6 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pittston, PA R+13
- Exeter, PA R+12
- Hughestown, PA R+12
- Yatesville, PA R+19
- Duryea, PA R+10
- Laflin, PA R+11
- West Wyoming, PA R+20
- Dupont, PA R+15
- Avoca, PA R+8
- Wyoming, PA R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Amite City, LA D+13
- Shadyside, OH R+44
- Hutchinson Island South, FL R+27
- Martinsville, NJ Even
- Parsons, TN R+66
- Milbank, SD R+50
- Liberty, IN R+56
- Grafton, ND R+38
- Mount Plymouth, FL R+45
- North Brookfield, MA R+12
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.