Cossayuna leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Cossayuna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cossayuna, ~31% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cossayuna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cossayuna leans more Republican than 53 of 94 neighbors.
Cossayuna runs about 30 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Cossayuna is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cossayuna. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Cossayuna 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 Cossayuna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Cossayuna drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Cossayuna 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; Cossayuna, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cossayuna looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cossayuna 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Greenwich, NY R+15
- North Greenwich, NY R+16
- West Hebron, NY R+27
- Salem, NY R+16
- South Argyle, NY R+32
- Argyle, NY R+34
- Bald Mountain, NY R+15
- North Argyle, NY R+36
- Greenwich, NY R+10
- Shushan, NY R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fruit Hill, SC R+2
- Trask, MO R+69
- Oriental, PA R+66
- Terryville, TX R+69
- London, CA R+15
- Millersburg, MO R+49
- Cross Keys, PA R+36
- Culver, ID R+49
- Otoe, NE R+52
- Guadalupita, NM D+7
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.