Fort Drum is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Fort Drum typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Drum, ~16% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Drum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Drum leans more Republican than 1 of 87 neighbors.
Fort Drum runs about 16 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Fort Drum is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Drum. The west side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Fort Drum 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 Fort Drum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Drum votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Fort Drum runs about 16 points more Republican.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a heavily developed built environment and sparse local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Fort Drum, NY does.
Why turnout in Fort Drum looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 95% of households in Fort Drum rent, about 70 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fort Drum have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Calcium, NY R+19
- Black River, NY R+23
- Felts Mills, NY R+29
- Evans Mills, NY R+28
- Great Bend, NY R+16
- Deferiet, NY R+31
- Rutland Center, NY R+36
- Watertown, NY R+8
- Glen Park, NY R+39
- South Rutland, NY R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mastic, NY R+15
- New Kensington, PA R+8
- Tenafly, NJ D+26
- Morgan City, LA R+36
- San Anselmo, CA D+60
- Orange Park, FL R+23
- Sarasota Springs, FL R+15
- Ellenton, FL R+19
- Bulverde, TX R+50
- Corning, CA 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.