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

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

Gilbertsville leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Gilbertsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilbertsville, ~30% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Gilbertsville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Gilbertsville leans more Republican than 15 of 104 neighbors.

Gilbertsville runs about 31 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Gilbertsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Gilbertsville votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Gilbertsville runs about 31 points more Republican.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gilbertsville, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Gilbertsville looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gilbertsville 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 64%, above 62% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Gilbertsville own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.