Clarence Center, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Clarence Center

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

Clarence Center leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 89% of adults in Clarence Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarence Center, ~38% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clarence Center compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Clarence Center leans more Republican than 28 of 104 neighbors.

Clarence Center runs about 26 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Clarence Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clarence Center. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 21 points.

Why Clarence Center 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 Clarence Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Clarence Center votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, above 84% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Clarence Center are family households, above 87% of cities. Clarence Center runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Clarence Center, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Clarence Center looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clarence Center 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Clarence Center own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Clarence Center have completed high school, above 89% of cities. 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.