Whites Crossing leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 28% of adults in Whites Crossing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whites Crossing, ~8% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whites Crossing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whites Crossing leans more Republican than 100 of 126 neighbors.
Whites Crossing runs about 40 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whites Crossing. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Whites Crossing 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 Whites Crossing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Whites Crossing hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Whites Crossing, PA sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Whites Crossing looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Whites Crossing have completed high school, below 79% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waymart, PA R+42
- South Canaan, PA R+47
- Carbondale, PA R+12
- Childs, PA R+18
- Prompton, PA R+41
- Vandling, PA R+25
- Cortez, PA R+36
- Dundaff, PA R+21
- Mayfield, PA R+15
- Forest City, PA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Bloomfield, PA R+57
- Newberry, MI R+22
- Battle Lake, MN R+33
- DeGraff, OH R+65
- Woodhaven, MI R+6
- Lake View, AL R+63
- Markesan, WI R+45
- Quanah, TX R+58
- Fort Lawn, SC R+33
- Gerald, MO R+62
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.