Culver-Winton is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Culver-Winton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Culver-Winton, ~47% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Culver-Winton compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Culver-Winton leans more Democratic than 4 of 27 neighbors.
Culver-Winton runs about 41 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Culver-Winton. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+57) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Culver-Winton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Culver-Winton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Culver-Winton live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Culver-Winton have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Culver-Winton, Rochester, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Culver-Winton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Culver-Winton 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Browncroft, Rochester, NY D+47
- Beechwood, Rochester, NY D+70
- Homestead Heights, Rochester, NY D+61
- East Avenue, Rochester, NY D+64
- Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY D+59
- Park Avenue, Rochester, NY D+62
- North Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+67
- Northland Lyceum, Rochester, NY D+41
- South Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+70
- Roselawn, Brighton, NY D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West End, St. Louis, MO D+80
- Tarico Heights, Inwood, WV R+39
- Cambridge Park, Concord, CA D+40
- Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA D+46
- North Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+67
- Wheeless Road, Augusta, GA D+63
- Thompsonville, Newton, MA D+61
- Brightmoor, Detroit, MI D+82
- Stockyards, Cleveland, OH D+19
- Harry Floyd Terrace, Vallejo, CA D+42
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.