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

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

Gouverneur leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in Gouverneur typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gouverneur, ~21% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Gouverneur compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Gouverneur leans more Republican than 16 of 62 neighbors.

Gouverneur runs about 47 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Gouverneur is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gouverneur. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 14 points.

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

Gouverneur votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Gouverneur runs about 47 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Gouverneur runs against that pattern.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Gouverneur, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Gouverneur looks the way it does

Turnout in Gouverneur sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.