Kattskill Bay leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Kattskill Bay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kattskill Bay, ~35% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kattskill Bay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kattskill Bay leans more Republican than 40 of 86 neighbors.
Kattskill Bay runs about 34 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Kattskill Bay is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kattskill Bay. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Kattskill Bay 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 Kattskill Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Kattskill Bay live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the New York average of 36%. Kattskill Bay runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kattskill Bay, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Kattskill Bay looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kattskill Bay 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fort Ann, NY R+38
- Vaughns Corners, NY R+29
- Warrensburg, NY R+28
- Kingsbury, NY R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Myrtle, IL R+35
- Richmond, IA R+40
- Woodbury, TX R+76
- Brunswick, NE R+77
- Goodland, OK R+58
- Hillsboro, IA R+51
- Dills, FL R+41
- Winneshiek, IL R+43
- Union Ridge, TN R+69
- Comfort, WV R+64
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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.