Dansville leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Dansville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dansville, ~24% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dansville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dansville leans more Republican than 32 of 102 neighbors.
Dansville runs about 44 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Dansville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dansville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Dansville 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 Dansville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dansville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, well above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Dansville runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Dansville, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dansville looks the way it does
Turnout in Dansville 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
- Woodsville, NY R+43
- Reed Corners, NY R+41
- Perkinsville, NY R+49
- South Dansville, NY R+55
- Westview, NY R+44
- Wayland, NY R+45
- Libertypole, NY R+39
- Scottsburg, NY R+40
- Groveland, NY R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eads, TN R+38
- Alma, GA R+51
- Spring Lake Park, MN D+14
- Bowdon, GA R+61
- Gentry, AR R+56
- Barrington, NH R+17
- Mount Vernon, MO R+60
- White, GA R+66
- Christiana, TN R+53
- Marstons Mills, MA D+9
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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.