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

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

Lakemont leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in Lakemont typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakemont, ~26% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lakemont compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lakemont leans more Republican than 90 of 111 neighbors.

Lakemont runs about 50 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Lakemont is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Lakemont votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Lakemont runs about 50 points more Republican.

Renting and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lakemont, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Lakemont looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Lakemont own their home, about 23 points above the New York average of 76%. 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.