Blue Mountain Lake is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Blue Mountain Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blue Mountain Lake, ~32% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blue Mountain Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blue Mountain Lake is the most Democratic-leaning.
Blue Mountain Lake runs about 9 points more Republican than New York as a whole.
Why Blue Mountain Lake leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Blue Mountain Lake. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Blue Mountain Lake, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Blue Mountain Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Blue Mountain Lake 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Blue Mountain Lake have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indian Lake, NY R+6
- Long Lake, NY Even
- Sabael, NY R+16
- Raquette Lake, NY R+4
- Newcomb, NY R+18
- North River, NY Even
- Inlet, NY R+10
- Minerva, NY R+17
- Bakers Mills, NY R+4
- Eagle Bay, NY R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Macdonaldton, PA R+71
- Mandale, OH R+70
- West Pierrepont, NY R+28
- Seaboard, AL R+77
- Sabinal, NM R+4
- Reedtown, AL R+31
- Clear Fork, VA R+65
- Jolly, TX R+77
- Callensburg, PA R+69
- Woodland, MO R+66
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.