Kents Corners leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Kents Corners typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kents Corners, ~18% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kents Corners compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kents Corners leans more Republican than 45 of 65 neighbors.
Kents Corners runs about 54 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Kents Corners is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kents Corners 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 Kents Corners, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Kents Corners live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the New York average of 36%. Kents Corners runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Kents Corners, NY sits in the bottom 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 Kents Corners looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Kents Corners have more than one occupant per room, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richville, NY R+44
- Marshville, NY R+43
- Hermon, NY R+28
- DeKalb Junction, NY R+40
- South Russell, NY R+43
- Pyrites, NY R+2
- Edwards, NY R+40
- Talcville, NY R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ola, ID R+63
- Old Frame, PA R+56
- Wakenda, MO R+68
- York, WI R+35
- Lebam, WA R+28
- Benson, PA R+53
- Johnstown, NE R+74
- North Sherburne, VT D+17
- Coopersville, PA R+58
- Utica, MD R+46
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.