Wharton is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Wharton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wharton, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wharton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wharton leans more Republican than 39 of 42 neighbors.
Wharton runs about 62 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Wharton 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 Wharton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Wharton sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Pennsylvania average of 87%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wharton, PA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Wharton looks the way it does
Turnout in Wharton 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.
Nearby Cities
- Costello, PA R+64
- Austin, PA R+67
- Hammersley Fork, PA R+57
- Sizerville, PA R+55
- Conrad, PA R+64
- Cameron, PA R+56
- Odin, PA R+67
- Emporium, PA R+44
- Gardeau, PA R+57
- Leidy, PA R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Altus Afb, OK R+76
- Perrys Corner, ME R+29
- Herman, NJ R+38
- Joynes, NC R+71
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.