Guilderland Center, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Guilderland Center

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

Guilderland Center leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 82% of adults in Guilderland Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Guilderland Center, ~47% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Guilderland Center compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Guilderland Center leans more Democratic than 126 of 140 neighbors.

Politically, Guilderland Center sits close to the rest of New York.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Guilderland Center. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 17 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in Guilderland Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Guilderland Center is about 74%, below 73% of cities. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Guilderland Center have never been married, above 84% of cities.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Guilderland Center, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Guilderland Center looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Guilderland Center 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.