Canastota leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Canastota typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Canastota, ~30% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Canastota compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Canastota leans more Republican than 47 of 133 neighbors.
Canastota runs about 33 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Canastota is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Canastota. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Canastota 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 Canastota, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Canastota votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Canastota runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Canastota, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Canastota looks the way it does
Turnout in Canastota sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wampsville, NY R+30
- Whitelaw, NY R+34
- North Chittenango, NY R+27
- Clockville, NY R+30
- Perryville, NY R+22
- Oneida, NY R+17
- Chittenango, NY R+11
- Durhamville, NY R+39
- Merrillsville, NY R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rainbow City, AL R+59
- Bath, ME D+22
- Pfafftown, NC R+12
- Brewton, AL R+41
- Middlefield, OH R+53
- Maxton, NC R+11
- Westlake, LA R+58
- Independence, KS R+36
- Monmouth, IL R+9
- Fremont, MI R+33
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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.