Delmar, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Delmar

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Delmar leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 92% of adults in Delmar typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Delmar, ~64% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Delmar compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Delmar is the most Democratic-leaning.

Delmar runs about 28 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Delmar. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 23 points.

Why Delmar 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 Delmar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Delmar hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Delmar sits in the top fifth on density (about 72%, above 92% of cities).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Delmar, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Delmar looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Delmar 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Delmar have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.