Pennsylvanians divide their loyalty pretty evenly between the Republican and Democratic parties, yet more than 60% of voters supported the retention of Democratic Supreme Court justices.

Moreover, in two judicial elections where a Republican faced a Democrat, Democrats won around 56% of the vote. Other down ballot elections tell a similar story of a blue wave. Democrats swept control over the Luzerne County Council.

In Allegheny County, Republicans lost all but eleven elections they contested. School board elections in suburban Philadelphia likewise saw a Democratic sweep.

Republican erosion

The elections signal the erosion of once-stalwart Republican strongholds, such as Lancaster County. In 2015, Democrats won just under 36% of the vote in that year’s judicial election. In 2025, that

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