The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Pennsylvania For 2023


The most conservative cities in Pennsylvania are Punxsutawney and Somerset for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Nick Johnson | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: November 3, 2023

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Pennsylvania would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Keystone State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Pennsylvania with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.

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The 10 most conservative places in Pennsylvania for 2023

  1. Punxsutawney
  2. Somerset
  3. Lewi
  4. Huntingdon
  5. DuBois
  6. Clearfield
  7. Selinsgrove
  8. Bradford
  9. St. Marys
  10. Sayre

If you’re wondering, Philadelphia is the most liberal city in Pennsylvania of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in Pennsylvania.

Additional reading about Pennsylvania and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In Pennsylvania For 2023

1. Punxsutawney

Punxsutawney, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 78.7%
More on Punxsutawney: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Somerset

Somerset, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Canadian2006 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 77.6%
More on Somerset: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Lewi

Source: Public Domain

Percent Republican: 77.5%
More on Lewi: Data | Real Estate

4. Huntingdon

Huntingdon, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Generic1139 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 74.9%
More on Huntingdon: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Dubois

Dubois, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 74.1%
More on Dubois: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Clearfield

Clearfield, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Georgie lennon8705 | CC BY-SA 4.0

Percent Republican: 74.1%
More on Clearfield: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Selinsgrove

Selinsgrove, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 73.1%
More on Selinsgrove: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Bradford

Bradford, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 72.3%
More on Bradford: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. St. Marys

St. Marys, PA

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 71.8%
More on St. Marys: Data | Real Estate

10. Sayre

Sayre, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 71.6%
More on Sayre: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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How we determined the most conservative cities in Pennsylvania for 2023

To find the most conservative places in Pennsylvania, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in Pennsylvania over 5,000 people based on the 2017-2021 American Community Survey. That left us with 191 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 191 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Punxsutawney, is “The Most Conservative City in Pennsylvania For 2023”. The most liberal place in Pennsylvania was Philadelphia.

We updated this article for 2023. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in Pennsylvania.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Pennsylvania

Well, there you have it, the places in Pennsylvania that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Punxsutawney ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Pennsylvania:

  1. Philadelphia
  2. Darby
  3. Swarthmore

For more Pennsylvania reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In Pennsylvania

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Punxsutawney, PA 5,793 78.7%
2 Somerset, PA 6,059 77.6%
3 Lewi, PA 8,513 77.5%
4 Huntingdon, PA 6,851 74.9%
5 Dubois, PA 7,548 74.1%
6 Clearfield, PA 5,991 74.1%
7 Selinsgrove, PA 5,774 73.1%
8 Bradford, PA 7,913 72.3%
9 St. Marys, PA 12,771 71.8%
10 Sayre, PA 5,484 71.6%
11 Hollidaysburg, PA 5,622 71.2%
12 Tyrone, PA 5,473 71.2%
13 Altoona, PA 44,114 71.2%
14 Chambersburg, PA 22,141 70.9%
15 Waynesboro, PA 10,871 70.9%
16 Shippensburg, PA 5,668 70.9%
17 Oil City, PA 9,685 70.0%
18 Franklin, PA 6,128 70.0%
19 Williamsport, PA 27,908 70.0%
20 South Williamsport, PA 6,265 70.0%
21 Schuylkill Haven, PA 5,263 69.2%
22 Pottsville, PA 13,413 69.2%
23 Tamaqua, PA 6,940 69.2%
24 Warren, PA 9,363 68.9%
25 Mount Carmel, PA 5,740 68.5%
26 Shamokin, PA 6,981 68.5%
27 Milton, PA 6,641 68.5%
28 Sunbury, PA 9,729 68.5%
29 Indiana, PA 13,573 68.2%
30 Johnstown, PA 18,647 68.1%
31 Meadville, PA 12,999 68.0%
32 Titusville, PA 5,314 68.0%
33 Lock Haven, PA 8,458 67.5%
34 Gettysburg, PA 7,423 66.4%
35 Uniontown, PA 9,988 66.3%
36 Connellsville, PA 7,092 66.3%
37 Butler, PA 13,452 65.6%
38 Lehighton, PA 5,267 65.4%
39 Palmerton, PA 5,585 65.4%
40 Lebanon, PA 26,611 65.2%
41 Palmyra, PA 7,750 65.2%
42 Bloomsburg, PA 12,850 64.5%
43 Berwick, PA 10,355 64.5%
44 New Castle, PA 21,992 64.2%
45 Ellwood City, PA 7,555 64.2%
46 New Kensington, PA 12,222 63.6%
47 Vandergrift, PA 5,065 63.6%
48 Alden , PA 20,810 63.6%
49 Lower Burrell, PA 11,703 63.6%
50 Greensburg, PA 14,982 63.6%
51 Jeannette, PA 8,835 63.6%
52 Monessen, PA 6,941 63.6%
53 Hermitage, PA 16,240 62.4%
54 Grove City, PA 7,942 62.4%
55 Greenville, PA 5,578 62.4%
56 Sharon, PA 13,203 62.4%
57 York, PA 44,692 61.5%
58 Red Lion, PA 6,478 61.5%
59 West York, PA 5,038 61.5%
60 Hanover, PA 16,291 61.5%
61 Lewisburg, PA 5,336 61.4%
62 California, PA 5,628 60.8%
63 Washington, PA 13,322 60.8%
64 Canonsburg, PA 9,643 60.8%
65 Aliquippa, PA 9,237 58.2%
66 Ambridge, PA 6,959 58.2%
67 Beaver Falls, PA 9,069 58.2%
68 Economy, PA 9,057 58.2%
69 New Brighton, PA 5,743 58.2%
70 Monaca, PA 5,622 58.2%
71 Millersville, PA 7,698 57.2%
72 Mount Joy, PA 8,251 57.2%
73 Columbia, PA 10,243 57.2%
74 Ephrata, PA 13,767 57.2%
75 Elizabet, PA 11,574 57.2%
76 New Holland, PA 5,743 57.2%
77 Manheim, PA 5,036 57.2%
78 Lititz, PA 9,485 57.2%
79 Lancaster, PA 58,034 57.2%
80 West Hazleton, PA 5,076 56.7%
81 Exeter, PA 5,516 56.7%
82 Nanticoke, PA 10,588 56.7%
83 Hazleton, PA 29,339 56.7%
84 Swoyersville, PA 5,020 56.7%
85 Kingston, PA 13,304 56.7%
86 Duryea, PA 5,022 56.7%
87 Plymouth, PA 5,765 56.7%
88 Wilkes-Barre, PA 44,086 56.7%
89 Pittston, PA 7,589 56.7%
90 New Cumberland, PA 7,481 54.5%
91 Mechanicsburg, PA 9,310 54.5%
92 Carlisle, PA 19,869 54.5%
93 Camp Hill, PA 8,115 54.5%
94 Shillington, PA 5,470 53.4%
95 Reading, PA 94,161 53.4%
96 Wyomissing, PA 11,026 53.4%
97 Birdsboro, PA 5,119 53.4%
98 Northampton, PA 10,328 49.1%
99 Easton, PA 27,860 49.1%
100 Bangor, PA 5,203 49.1%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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