Keene Valley, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Keene Valley

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

Keene Valley leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 96% of adults in Keene Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Keene Valley, ~64% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Keene Valley compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Keene Valley leans more Democratic than 43 of 45 neighbors.

Keene Valley runs about 22 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Keene Valley hold a bachelor's degree, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Keene Valley, 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 Keene Valley looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Keene Valley 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 70%, about 10 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.