Davenport leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Davenport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davenport, ~25% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davenport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Davenport leans more Republican than 67 of 107 neighbors.
Davenport runs about 41 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Davenport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Davenport. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Davenport 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 Davenport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Davenport votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Davenport runs about 41 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Davenport are family households, above 76% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Davenport, NY sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Davenport looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Davenport 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 63%, above 58% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Davenport own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Davenport have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sturges Corner, NY R+25
- Simpsonville, NY R+34
- Kortright Center, NY R+22
- Davenport Center, NY R+26
- East Meredith, NY R+23
- West Meredith, NY R+21
- South Worcester, NY R+36
- Maryland, NY R+27
- Cooperstown Junction, NY R+27
- Tuscan, NY R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vashti, NC R+64
- Cherokee, KS R+55
- Cove Creek, NC R+39
- Flatwood, TN R+74
- Marble City, OK R+53
- Corsica, SD R+72
- Curryville, MO R+71
- Akron, AL R+19
- Hazlettville, DE R+43
- Topping, VA R+31
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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.