La Avenida is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 32% of adults in La Avenida typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Avenida, ~26% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Avenida compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, La Avenida leans more Democratic than 16 of 28 neighbors.
La Avenida runs about 49 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within La Avenida. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 11 points.
Why La Avenida leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for La Avenida, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in La Avenida have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 39%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; La Avenida, Rochester, NY sits in the bottom 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 La Avenida looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. La Avenida is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 35%, about 29 points below the New York average of 64%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 53% of adults in La Avenida report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in La Avenida have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Upper Falls, Rochester, NY D+59
- Group 14621, Rochester, NY D+57
- Edgerton, Rochester, NY D+56
- Central Business District-Rochester, Rochester, NY D+64
- South Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+70
- North Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY D+67
- Maplewood, Rochester, NY D+46
- Lyell-Otis, Rochester, NY D+49
- Dutchtown, Rochester, NY D+56
- Corn Hill, Rochester, NY D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ D+15
- Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, FL R+4
- City Center, Aurora, CO D+45
- South Westside, Olympia, WA D+54
- Bayside, Everett, WA D+36
- Woodbine, Nashville, TN D+26
- Terra del Sol, Houston, TX D+40
- Jacksonville Heights South, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- Montclair, Oakland, CA D+71
- El Cerritos, San Diego, CA D+48
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.