Wildcat is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Wildcat typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wildcat, ~11% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wildcat compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wildcat leans more Republican than 113 of 157 neighbors.
Wildcat runs about 65 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Wildcat 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 Wildcat, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wildcat, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wildcat, PA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Wildcat looks the way it does
Turnout in Wildcat sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rimersburg, PA R+60
- Smithland, PA R+70
- Lawsonham, PA R+67
- Leatherwood, PA R+70
- Kellersburg, PA R+67
- St. Charles, PA R+69
- Kissingers Mill, PA R+65
- Tidal, PA R+67
- Sligo, PA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pisgah, MO R+67
- Lazare, TX R+77
- Paris Station, NY R+41
- Bucu, VA R+71
- Nordmont, PA R+48
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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.