Yellow Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Yellow Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yellow Creek, ~9% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yellow Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yellow Creek leans more Republican than 90 of 117 neighbors.
Yellow Creek runs about 72 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yellow Creek. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Yellow Creek 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 Yellow Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Yellow Creek, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Yellow Creek are family households, above 81% of cities.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Yellow Creek, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Yellow Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Yellow Creek sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hopewell, PA R+75
- Loysburg, PA R+75
- Tatesville, PA R+68
- Eichelbergertown, PA R+74
- Salemville, PA R+75
- New Enterprise, PA R+74
- Stone Row, PA R+71
- Riddlesburg, PA R+71
- Imlertown, PA R+62
- Woodbury, PA R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Redden, DE R+30
- Lower Village, NH R+6
- North Chevy Chase, MD D+74
- Springville Lake Estates, AL R+80
- Wakonda, SD R+44
- Nocona Hills, TX R+76
- Moffitt, TX R+73
- Wilda, VA R+53
- Seymour, IL R+36
- Hunter, IL R+34
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.