Albright, Buffalo, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Albright

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

Albright is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Albright typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albright, ~45% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Albright compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Albright leans more Democratic than 15 of 31 neighbors.

Albright runs about 47 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Why Albright leans the way it does

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Albright hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 67% of adults in Albright have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Albright, Buffalo, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Albright looks the way it does

Turnout in Albright sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.