Bovina Center leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Bovina Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bovina Center, ~46% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bovina Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bovina Center leans more Democratic than 86 of 89 neighbors.
Politically, Bovina Center sits close to the rest of New York.
Why Bovina Center 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 Bovina Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Bovina Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bovina Center, NY sits in the bottom 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 Bovina Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bovina Center 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 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Delaware, NY D+6
- New Kingston, NY D+6
- Bloomville, NY R+14
- South Kortright, NY R+14
- Andes, NY D+2
- Hobart, NY Even
- Delhi, NY D+7
- Halcottsville, NY Even
- Roxbury, NY R+4
- Kortright Center, NY R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Simms, MT R+64
- Skull Valley, AZ R+66
- Harmon, TN R+63
- Hawick, MN R+46
- Speculator, NY R+39
- Squantum, NH R+4
- Coalburg, WV R+56
- Rio Rico, TX R+4
- Tihonet, MA R+14
- Piedmont, VA R+57
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.