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

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

Brocton leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Brocton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brocton, ~21% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Brocton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Brocton leans more Republican than 16 of 72 neighbors.

Brocton runs about 32 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Brocton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Brocton votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Brocton runs about 32 points more Republican.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Brocton, NY does.

Why turnout in Brocton looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Brocton have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Brocton have completed high school, below 93% 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.