13338 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 13338 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 13338, ~23% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 13338 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 13338 leans more Republican than 3 of 9 neighbors.
13338 runs about 49 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 13338 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 13338. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 22 points.
Why 13338 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 13338, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
13338 votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while 13338 runs about 49 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 13338 is about 94%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 13338, 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 13338 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 13338 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in 13338 own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.