Great Bend leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Great Bend typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Great Bend, ~20% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Great Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Great Bend leans more Republican than 7 of 88 neighbors.
Great Bend runs about 29 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Great Bend is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Great Bend. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Great Bend 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 Great Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Great Bend votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, modestly above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Great Bend sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities). Great Bend runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Great Bend, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Great Bend looks the way it does
Turnout in Great Bend sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deferiet, NY R+31
- Felts Mills, NY R+29
- Herrings, NY R+33
- Black River, NY R+23
- Fort Drum, NY R+3
- Carthage, NY R+27
- Champion, NY R+34
- Evans Mills, NY R+28
- West Carthage, NY R+29
- Calcium, NY R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yateston, TN R+74
- Whistler, MS R+67
- Freeman, IN R+52
- Jackson, ID R+73
- Lorimor, IA R+49
- Rohrersville, MD R+36
- Tecula, TX R+67
- Warner Springs, CA R+19
- Bellerose, NY R+10
- Mays Lick, KY R+61
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.