Central Business District-Rochester is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Central Business District-Rochester typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Central Business District-Rochester, ~34% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Central Business District-Rochester compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Central Business District-Rochester leans more Democratic than 19 of 27 neighbors.
Central Business District-Rochester runs about 52 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Central Business District-Rochester. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+74) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+56), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Central Business District-Rochester 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 Central Business District-Rochester, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Central Business District-Rochester have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 41%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Central Business District-Rochester, Rochester, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Central Business District-Rochester looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 91% of households in Central Business District-Rochester rent, about 66 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Corn Hill, Rochester, NY D+62
- Upper Falls, Rochester, NY D+59
- South Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+70
- Pearl-Meigs-Monroe, Rochester, NY D+61
- South Wedge, Rochester, NY D+70
- East Avenue, Rochester, NY D+64
- La Avenida, Rochester, NY D+62
- Ellwanger-Barry, Rochester, NY D+68
- Park Avenue, Rochester, NY D+62
- Plymouth-Exchange, Rochester, NY D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lincoln, San Rafael, CA D+51
- Enderly Park, Charlotte, NC D+80
- Old Redford, Detroit, MI D+83
- North River Shores, Stuart, FL R+25
- Downtown Geneva, Geneva, OH R+23
- Tara Hills, San Pablo, CA D+35
- 1st Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+12
- Feasterville, Feasterville-Trevose, PA R+13
- Stockdale Greens, Bakersfield, CA R+15
- Silver Swan, Milwaukee, WI D+74
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.