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

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

Granite leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Granite typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Granite, ~35% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Granite compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Granite leans more Democratic than 106 of 125 neighbors.

Granite runs about 20 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Granite. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+39) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 42 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Granite hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Granite, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Granite looks the way it does

Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Granite have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

All Local Stats

Home Services

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.