Brainardsville, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Brainardsville

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

Brainardsville leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Brainardsville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brainardsville, ~29% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Brainardsville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Brainardsville leans more Democratic than 35 of 42 neighbors.

Brainardsville runs about 5 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brainardsville. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 32 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Brainardsville 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 56% of adults in Brainardsville have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Brainardsville, 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 Brainardsville looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Brainardsville rent, above 81% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Brainardsville sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. 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.