14744 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 42% of adults in 14744 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 14744, ~16% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 14744 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 14744 is the least Republican-leaning.
14744 runs about 38 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 14744 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 14744. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 28 points.
Why 14744 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 14744, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in 14744 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 14744 runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a never-married-heavy adult population tend to turn out at a lower rate; 14744, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 14744 looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in 14744 have completed high school, below 77% 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.