Freedom Plains leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Freedom Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freedom Plains, ~33% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Freedom Plains compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Freedom Plains leans more Republican than 84 of 106 neighbors.
Freedom Plains runs about 25 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Freedom Plains is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Freedom Plains 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 Freedom Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Freedom Plains votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly below the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Freedom Plains runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Freedom Plains, NY does.
Why turnout in Freedom Plains looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Freedom Plains 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Freedom Plains have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lagrangeville, NY R+17
- Pleasant Valley, NY R+7
- Verbank, NY R+17
- Poughkeepsie, NY Even
- Bangall, NY Even
- Hopewell Junction, NY R+17
- Poughquag, NY R+23
- Fairview, NY D+16
- Wappingers Falls, NY R+4
- Stormville, NY R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sandy Cross, GA R+71
- Colerain, OH R+52
- Buell, OR R+26
- Colburn, WI R+39
- Hatteras, NC R+29
- Berino, NM R+4
- Mount Lucas, TX R+74
- Reserve, NM R+21
- East Lincoln, MS R+80
- Germany, GA R+56
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.