East Chatham, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Chatham

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

East Chatham leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 78% of adults in East Chatham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Chatham, ~52% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Chatham compares

Among cities within 25 miles, East Chatham leans more Democratic than 102 of 123 neighbors.

East Chatham runs about 20 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Chatham. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 17 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in East Chatham hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Chatham, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in East Chatham looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Chatham 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in East Chatham have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.