Wood is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Wood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wood, ~10% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wood leans more Republican than 51 of 126 neighbors.
Wood runs about 66 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Wood 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 Wood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wood, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Wood sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Wood, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wood looks the way it does
Turnout in Wood sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Robertsdale, PA R+66
- Broad Top City, PA R+64
- New Grenada, PA R+66
- Dudley, PA R+64
- Six Mile Run, PA R+71
- Waterfall, PA R+75
- Wells Tannery, PA R+74
- Kearney, PA R+71
- Defiance, PA R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Airmont, VA Even
- Pearl City, TX R+66
- Walston, MD R+43
- Cannonville, UT R+68
- Farmers Valley, PA R+56
- Plumer, PA R+54
- Teec Nos Pos, UT D+39
- Wamsutter, WY R+63
- Flintside, GA R+61
- Inglenook, PA R+44
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.