Center Square, Albany, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Center Square

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

Center Square is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Center Square typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Center Square, ~47% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Center Square compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Center Square leans more Democratic than 11 of 12 neighbors.

Center Square runs about 63 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Why Center Square leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Center Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Center Square hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 72% of adults in Center Square have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Center Square, Albany, NY sits in the top tenth 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 Center Square looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 74% of households in Center Square rent, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 25%. 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.