Kent, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Kent

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

Kent leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Kent typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kent, ~20% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kent compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kent leans more Republican than 59 of 72 neighbors.

Kent runs about 57 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Kent is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Kent votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Kent runs about 57 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Kent are family households, above 82% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kent, NY sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Kent looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kent 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Kent own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.