Colden leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Colden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colden, ~33% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Colden leans more Republican than 29 of 101 neighbors.
Colden runs about 28 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Colden is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Colden. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+31) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (R+2), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Colden 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 Colden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Colden votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, above 83% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Colden runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Colden, NY does.
Why turnout in Colden looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Colden 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Colden have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Falls, NY R+23
- Boston, NY R+29
- Orchard Park, NY R+4
- Hamburg, NY R+4
- Taylorshire, NY R+18
- Eden, NY R+25
- Blasdell, NY R+7
- Glenwood, NY R+33
- Langford, NY R+41
- East Aurora, NY R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- San Saba, TX R+63
- McSherrystown, PA R+32
- Savanna, IL R+25
- Brookwood, AL R+72
- Telluride, CO D+51
- Concrete, WA R+23
- Hessmer, LA R+73
- Churchville, MD R+22
- Burney, CA R+41
- Richwood, OH 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.