Clifton Springs, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Clifton Springs

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

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

 

About 76% of adults in Clifton Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clifton Springs, ~33% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clifton Springs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Clifton Springs leans more Republican than 32 of 112 neighbors.

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

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clifton Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 20 points.

Why Clifton Springs 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 Clifton Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Clifton Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, above 81% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Clifton Springs runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Clifton Springs, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Clifton Springs looks the way it does

Turnout in Clifton Springs sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.