Fort Montgomery, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fort Montgomery

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

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

 

About 62% of adults in Fort Montgomery typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Montgomery, ~27% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fort Montgomery compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Montgomery leans more Republican than 136 of 188 neighbors.

Fort Montgomery runs about 25 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Fort Montgomery is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Montgomery. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 41 points.

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

Fort Montgomery votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly below the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Fort Montgomery runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Fort Montgomery, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Fort Montgomery looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Fort Montgomery rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Fort Montgomery sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. 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.