Angola leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Angola typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Angola, ~29% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Angola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Angola leans more Republican than 24 of 67 neighbors.
Angola runs about 30 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Angola is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Angola. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Angola 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 Angola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Angola votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, above 84% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Angola runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Angola, NY sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Angola looks the way it does
Turnout in Angola 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.
Nearby Cities
- Angola on the Lake, NY R+20
- Lake Erie Beach, NY R+16
- Derby, NY R+19
- Brant, NY R+39
- Farnham, NY R+31
- North Evans, NY R+27
- Irving, NY D+6
- North Collins, NY R+34
- Lakeview, NY R+15
- Eden, NY R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roslyn, NY D+7
- Daytona Beach Shores, FL R+18
- Wellsville, UT R+56
- Charleston, MO R+7
- Fort Mc Coy, FL R+61
- Ridgeway, SC R+20
- Mickleton, NJ R+16
- Wyoming, PA R+16
- Westover, MD R+4
- Lindale, GA R+63
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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.