Chipmunk leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Chipmunk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chipmunk, ~22% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chipmunk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chipmunk leans more Republican than 19 of 92 neighbors.
Chipmunk runs about 52 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Chipmunk is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Chipmunk 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 Chipmunk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Chipmunk live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the New York average of 36%. Chipmunk 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; Chipmunk, 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 Chipmunk looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chipmunk 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 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Limestone, NY R+41
- Vandalia, NY R+32
- St. Bonaventure, NY R+9
- Knapp Creek, NY R+38
- Derrick City, PA R+47
- Allegany, NY R+23
- Gilmore, PA R+51
- Foster Brook, PA R+40
- Homer Hill, NY R+37
- Olean, NY R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lochmere, NH R+8
- San Gregorio, CA D+36
- Arbela, MO R+70
- Henderson, IN R+62
- Sugar Valley, TX R+44
- La Place, IL R+49
- Morning Star, AR R+72
- Mark, IA R+62
- Hazard, NE R+69
- Pierrepont, NY R+22
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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.