Clarkson leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Clarkson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarkson, ~29% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarkson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarkson leans more Republican than 41 of 80 neighbors.
Clarkson runs about 41 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Clarkson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Clarkson 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 Clarkson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Clarkson drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Clarkson 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; Clarkson, 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 Clarkson looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clarkson 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Clarkson own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Clarkson have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garland, NY R+30
- Walker, NY R+36
- Parma Center, NY R+29
- Parma Corners, NY R+22
- Hilton, NY R+22
- Hamlin, NY R+29
- Brockport, NY Even
- Adams Basin, NY R+23
- Spencerport, NY R+14
- South Greece, NY R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Town, TN R+61
- Casscoe, AR R+69
- Stremmels, PA R+13
- Harrisonville, KY R+60
- Campbell, MN R+56
- Spring Hill, VA R+61
- South Creek, WA R+29
- Toreva, AZ D+66
- Comer, KY R+59
- Shamrock, LA R+82
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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.