Wilmore is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Wilmore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilmore, ~14% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilmore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilmore leans more Republican than 110 of 156 neighbors.
Wilmore runs about 59 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Wilmore 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 Wilmore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wilmore, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Wilmore drive to work alone, above 81% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Wilmore are family households, above 92% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wilmore, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilmore looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Wilmore own their home, about 13 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wilmore have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Summerhill, PA R+55
- Portage, PA R+45
- Ehrenfeld, PA R+43
- Cassandra, PA R+60
- Sidman, PA R+52
- South Fork, PA R+49
- St. Michael, PA R+48
- Munster, PA R+61
- Lilly, PA R+51
- Beaverdale, PA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sawyerville, IL R+44
- Vaughn, GA R+70
- Opheim, IL R+36
- Robinwood, MS R+59
- Fulton Bridge, AL R+84
- Fayette, UT R+73
- Minnith, MO R+62
- McKees Beach, WA R+16
- Rosemary, MS D+14
- Reads Landing, MN R+23
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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.