Cherry Valley leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Cherry Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherry Valley, ~32% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherry Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cherry Valley leans more Republican than 10 of 127 neighbors.
Cherry Valley runs about 28 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Cherry Valley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cherry Valley. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cherry Valley votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Cherry Valley runs about 28 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cherry Valley, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cherry Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cherry Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 65% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Cherry Valley own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Middlefield Center, NY R+16
- Van Deusenville, NY R+28
- East Springfield, NY R+23
- Leesville, NY R+34
- Roseboom, NY R+5
- Springfield Center, NY R+13
- Hessville, NY R+48
- Buel, NY R+44
- Dorloo, NY R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Boyden, IA R+72
- Coalfield, TN R+67
- Sunbright, TN R+75
- Cub Run, KY R+65
- Armuchee, GA R+72
- Berlin, GA R+73
- Mooseheart, IL D+7
- Coburg, OR D+2
- Patrick Afb, FL R+24
- Axis, AL R+55
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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.