Comstock leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Comstock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Comstock, ~16% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Comstock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Comstock leans more Republican than 12 of 90 neighbors.
Comstock runs about 19 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Comstock is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Comstock. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+27) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+44), a spread of about 71 points.
Why Comstock 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 Comstock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Comstock hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points below the New York average of 34%. Comstock runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Comstock, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Comstock looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Comstock is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 16 points below the New York average of 64%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Comstock report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 59% of adults in Comstock have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Granville, NY R+44
- Slyboro, NY R+42
- Fort Ann, NY R+38
- Whitehall, NY R+40
- Hartford, NY R+41
- Middle Granville, NY R+42
- Granville, NY R+36
- Hogtown, NY R+30
- West Fort Ann, NY R+33
- Kingsbury, NY R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waterville, NY R+39
- Simsboro, LA R+29
- Boomer, NC R+59
- Tuxedo Park, NY Even
- West Sand Lake, NY R+3
- Marmaduke, AR R+66
- Singer, LA R+82
- Ord, NE R+65
- Wadmalaw Island, SC D+14
- Martinsville, TX R+39
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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.