Bleecker leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Bleecker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bleecker, ~25% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bleecker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bleecker leans more Republican than 25 of 87 neighbors.
Bleecker runs about 43 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Bleecker is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bleecker 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 Bleecker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Bleecker live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the New York average of 36%. Bleecker runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bleecker, NY sits in the bottom 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 Bleecker looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bleecker 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 60%, below 58% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Bush, NY R+36
- Caroga Lake, NY R+35
- North Bush, NY R+35
- Jackson Summit, NY R+43
- Meco, NY R+43
- Gloversville, NY R+22
- Rockwood, NY R+49
- Mayfield, NY R+36
- Upper Benson, NY R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellow Bluff, AL D+85
- Hickory Hill, FL R+81
- Wainville, WV R+73
- Vernon, CO R+75
- Lenox, TN R+76
- Parlett, OH R+54
- Olivet, KS R+54
- Kellyville, KY R+67
- Van Cleve, IA R+47
- Wesley, PA R+58
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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.