Westmoreland City leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Westmoreland City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westmoreland City, ~40% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~-5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westmoreland City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westmoreland City leans more Republican than 102 of 249 neighbors.
Westmoreland City runs about 21 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Westmoreland City 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 Westmoreland City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Westmoreland City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 73%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Westmoreland City are family households, above 82% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Westmoreland City, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Westmoreland City looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Westmoreland City 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Westmoreland City own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Westmoreland City have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manor, PA R+24
- North Irwin, PA R+21
- Penn, PA R+20
- Adamsburg, PA R+33
- Irwin, PA R+28
- Larimer, PA R+31
- Harrison City, PA R+25
- Jeannette, PA R+20
- Grapeville, PA R+22
- Rillton, PA R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walnut Creek, NC R+32
- Foster, WV R+55
- Bloomdale, OH R+49
- San Felipe Pueblo, NM D+57
- Mason, IL R+68
- Donahue, IA R+36
- Hiram, TX R+59
- Mountain Ranch, CA R+18
- Percy, IL R+50
- Sierra Blanca, TX 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.