Conklin Forks leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Conklin Forks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Conklin Forks, ~24% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Conklin Forks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Conklin Forks leans more Republican than 21 of 99 neighbors.
Conklin Forks runs about 44 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Conklin Forks is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Conklin Forks. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Conklin Forks 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 Conklin Forks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Conklin Forks, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the New York average of 34%. Conklin Forks 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 Conklin Forks, NY does.
Why turnout in Conklin Forks looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Conklin Forks have completed high school, about 6 points above the New York average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Conklin, NY R+26
- Kirkwood, NY R+26
- Binghamton, NY D+14
- Lawsville Center, PA R+46
- Brackney, PA R+43
- Port Dickinson, NY Even
- Laurel Lake, PA R+47
- Great Bend, PA R+32
- Hallstead, PA R+40
- Vestal, NY D+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Solen, ND R+23
- Hualapai, AZ R+54
- Dennis, NC R+48
- Oacoma, SD R+61
- Boyd, MN R+40
- Minidoka, ID R+63
- Alvada, OH R+59
- Carlton, TX R+75
- Burnt Cabins, PA R+71
- Strickland, MS R+84
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.