Lima leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Lima typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lima, ~32% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lima compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lima leans more Republican than 47 of 119 neighbors.
Lima runs about 28 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Lima is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lima. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Lima 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 Lima, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lima votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, above 83% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Lima runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lima, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lima looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lima 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Bloomfield, NY R+13
- West Bloomfield, NY R+23
- Sibleyville, NY Even
- South Lima, NY R+17
- East Avon, NY R+14
- Honeoye Falls, NY D+9
- Avon, NY R+10
- Ionia, NY R+13
- South Bloomfield, NY R+20
- Lakeville, NY R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rice, TX R+31
- Southern Shops, SC Even
- Pittsfield, ME R+29
- Provincetown, MA D+69
- Tornillo, TX Even
- Indian Rocks Beach, FL R+21
- Lincoln, ND R+50
- Gaston, OR R+14
- New Ringgold, PA R+48
- Double Springs, AL R+84
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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.