Group 14621 is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Group 14621 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Group 14621, ~32% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Group 14621 compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Group 14621 leans more Democratic than 8 of 28 neighbors.
Group 14621 runs about 45 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Group 14621. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+49), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Group 14621 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Group 14621, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Group 14621 have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 46%).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Group 14621, Rochester, NY sits in the top 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 Group 14621 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Group 14621 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 20 points below the New York average of 64%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Group 14621 report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Group 14621 have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- La Avenida, Rochester, NY D+62
- Upper Falls, Rochester, NY D+59
- North Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+67
- South Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+70
- Northland Lyceum, Rochester, NY D+41
- Edgerton, Rochester, NY D+56
- Maplewood, Rochester, NY D+46
- Central Business District-Rochester, Rochester, NY D+64
- Homestead Heights, Rochester, NY D+61
- Beechwood, Rochester, NY D+70
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Boulder, Boulder, CO D+76
- East Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+19
- Bohemian California, Chicago, IL D+46
- Upper Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Gandy-Sun Bay South, Tampa, FL D+3
- Sabre Springs, San Diego, CA D+20
- Bay Park, San Diego, CA D+30
- Adams Morgan, Washington, DC D+83
- Great Northwest, San Antonio, TX D+10
- Audubon, New Orleans, LA D+39
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.