Big Indian, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Big Indian

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

Big Indian leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Big Indian typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Big Indian, ~43% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Big Indian compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Big Indian leans more Democratic than 81 of 92 neighbors.

Big Indian runs about 23 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Why Big Indian 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 Big Indian, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Big Indian hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in Big Indian have never been married, above 94% of cities.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Big Indian, NY does.

Why turnout in Big Indian looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Big Indian 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 63%, above 56% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Big Indian own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Big Indian have completed high school, above 86% of cities. 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.