Grand View-on-Hudson leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Grand View-on-Hudson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grand View-on-Hudson, ~45% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grand View-on-Hudson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grand View-on-Hudson leans more Democratic than 270 of 287 neighbors.
Grand View-on-Hudson runs about 26 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Grand View-on-Hudson 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 Grand View-on-Hudson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Grand View-on-Hudson hold a bachelor's degree, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Grand View-on-Hudson, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grand View-on-Hudson looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Grand View-on-Hudson 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Grand View-on-Hudson own their home, compared to around 72% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Grand View-on-Hudson have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Nyack, NY D+51
- Piermont, NY D+31
- Nyack, NY D+51
- Blauvelt, NY R+13
- Orangeburg, NY R+5
- Sparkill, NY D+4
- Upper Nyack, NY D+51
- Tappan, NY Even
- Sleepy Hollow, NY D+30
- Tarrytown, NY D+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zeeland, ND R+68
- Alexandria, NE R+68
- Ordbend, CA R+51
- West Branch, NY R+50
- Plantersville, VA R+43
- Mount Hebron, CA R+23
- Vale, WV R+67
- Glacier Colony, MT R+60
- Montrose, NC Even
- Dillon Beach, CA D+36
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.