Covert, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Covert

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

Covert is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Covert typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Covert, ~41% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Covert compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Covert sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 97 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 25 leaning the other way.

Covert runs about 11 points more Republican than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Covert. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 18 points.

Why Covert leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Covert. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

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 Covert, NY does.

Why turnout in Covert looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Covert 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Covert own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Covert have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.