Lake Delaware, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lake Delaware

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

Lake Delaware leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 72% of adults in Lake Delaware typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Delaware, ~38% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lake Delaware compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Delaware leans more Democratic than 78 of 87 neighbors.

Lake Delaware runs about 6 points more Republican than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lake Delaware. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 14 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 41% of adults in Lake Delaware hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Lake Delaware have never been married, above 92% of cities.

Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lake Delaware, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Lake Delaware looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Delaware 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 63%, above 60% of cities. 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.