12177 leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 12177 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 12177, ~26% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 12177 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 12177 leans more Republican than 10 of 18 neighbors.
12177 runs about 43 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 12177 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 12177. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 12177 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 12177, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in 12177 drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. 12177 runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 12177, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 12177 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 12177 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in 12177 own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 12177 have completed high school, above 93% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board 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.