14037 leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 14037 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 14037, ~21% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 14037 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 14037 leans more Republican than 18 of 26 neighbors.
14037 runs about 62 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 14037 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 14037. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 14037 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 14037, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in 14037 drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 14037 are family households, above 78% of zip codes. 14037 runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 14037, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 14037 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 14037 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in 14037 own their home, about 16 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.