Danby is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Danby typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Danby, ~61% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Danby compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Danby leans more Democratic than 107 of 112 neighbors.
Danby runs about 40 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Danby 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 Danby, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Danby hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Danby, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Danby looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Danby 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Danby have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Danby, NY D+57
- West Danby, NY D+2
- Newfield, NY D+3
- Ithaca, NY D+66
- Brooktondale, NY D+32
- Willseyville, NY R+21
- North Spencer, NY R+32
- Cayuga Heights, NY D+76
- Varna, NY D+56
- Slaterville Springs, NY D+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Branscomb, CA D+36
- Vixen, LA R+82
- Vernon, DE R+54
- Ingrams Mill, MS R+70
- Elsey, MO R+70
- Pulcifer, WI R+50
- Elm Grove, AR R+65
- Tipperary, MO R+66
- Lookout, CA R+46
- Reliance, SD R+63
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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.