Knox leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Knox typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Knox, ~35% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Knox compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Knox leans more Republican than 54 of 138 neighbors.
Knox runs about 32 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Knox is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Knox 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 Knox, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Knox are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Knox runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Knox, 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 Knox looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Knox 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Knox own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Knox have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hartmans Corners, NY R+19
- Berne, NY R+22
- East Berne, NY R+19
- West Berne, NY R+31
- Quaker Street, NY R+23
- Altamont, NY D+14
- South Berne, NY R+24
- Delanson, NY R+25
- Meadowdale, NY D+13
- Duanesburg, NY R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bluff Springs, IL R+51
- Merrimon, NC R+26
- Lovelaceville, KY R+66
- Howton, AL R+77
- Berlinville, OH R+39
- Free Hope, AR R+49
- Verdi, MN R+57
- Joseph, UT R+76
- Pearson, OK R+71
- Popple Creek, MN R+60
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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.