Albertson, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Albertson

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Albertson leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 74% of adults in Albertson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albertson, ~33% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Albertson compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Albertson leans more Republican than 169 of 253 neighbors.

Albertson runs about 22 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Albertson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Albertson. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+23), a spread of about 25 points.

Why Albertson leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Albertson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Albertson votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Albertson are family households, above 94% of cities. Albertson runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Albertson, NY sits in the top 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 Albertson looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Albertson 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Albertson 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.