Cranberry Lake leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Cranberry Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cranberry Lake, ~20% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cranberry Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cranberry Lake leans more Republican than 15 of 27 neighbors.
Cranberry Lake runs about 46 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Cranberry Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Cranberry Lake 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 Cranberry Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Cranberry Lake live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the New York average of 36%. Cranberry Lake runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cranberry Lake, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cranberry Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Cranberry Lake sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wanakena, NY R+27
- Newton Falls, NY R+33
- Star Lake, NY R+25
- Oswegatchie, NY R+26
- Childwold, NY R+16
- Fine, NY R+26
- Piercefield, NY R+17
- Moody, NY R+19
- Russell, NY R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ormsby, PA R+49
- Terry, TN R+66
- Little Cedar, IA R+49
- Middle Water, TX R+86
- Holder, IL R+30
- Hale, WI R+28
- Vernon, CA D+24
- Cones, NH R+38
- Point Caswell, NC R+16
- St. Mary, NE R+52
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.