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

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

Flanders leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.

 

About 39% of adults in Flanders typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flanders, ~17% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Flanders compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Flanders leans more Republican than 46 of 70 neighbors.

Flanders runs about 24 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Flanders is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Flanders. The south side is the most split-leaning (R+18) and the northeast side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 18 points.

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

Flanders votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Flanders runs about 24 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Flanders sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Flanders, NY does.

Why turnout in Flanders looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Flanders is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 14 points below the New York average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Flanders rent, above 82% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Flanders report food insecurity, above 94% 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.