Windber leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Windber typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windber, ~23% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windber compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Windber leans more Republican than 14 of 144 neighbors.
Windber runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Windber. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Windber 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 Windber, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Windber drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Windber, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Windber looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Windber have completed high school, about 5 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paint, PA R+42
- Scalp Level, PA R+40
- Ingleside, PA R+39
- Hillsboro, PA R+57
- Krayn, PA R+52
- Seanor, PA R+59
- Elton, PA R+49
- Geistown, PA R+30
- Davidsville, PA R+47
- Salix, PA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Benning, GA R+32
- Ardmore, AL R+53
- Cannon Falls, MN R+25
- Aumsville, OR R+35
- Houston, MS R+19
- Interlochen, MI R+15
- Marlow Heights, MD D+83
- Clermont, GA R+70
- Belcamp, MD D+21
- Medina, MN Even
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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.