Darien Center is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Darien Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Darien Center, ~18% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Darien Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Darien Center leans more Republican than 124 of 125 neighbors.
Darien Center runs about 67 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Darien Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Darien Center 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 Darien Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Darien Center votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Darien Center runs about 67 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Darien Center are family households, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Darien Center, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Darien Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Darien Center 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Darien Center own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Bennington, NY R+52
- Fargo, NY R+53
- Bennington, NY R+50
- Corfu, NY R+42
- Attica, NY R+18
- Williston, NY R+42
- Alexander, NY R+52
- West Batavia, NY R+36
- Crittenden, NY R+43
- Attica Center, NY R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Obion, TN R+69
- Scottsburg, VA R+36
- Mullens, WV R+68
- Kessington, MI R+33
- Cotter, AR R+58
- Urbanna, VA R+25
- Irons, MI R+35
- Nellysford, VA D+3
- North Bend, NE R+54
- Cove, AR R+70
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.