Loch Sheldrake, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Loch Sheldrake

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

Loch Sheldrake leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Loch Sheldrake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loch Sheldrake, ~28% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Loch Sheldrake compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Loch Sheldrake leans more Republican than 41 of 104 neighbors.

Loch Sheldrake runs about 22 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Loch Sheldrake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Loch Sheldrake. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 26 points.

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

Loch Sheldrake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, well below the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Loch Sheldrake runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Loch Sheldrake, NY sits above the national average on this measure.

Why turnout in Loch Sheldrake looks the way it does

Turnout in Loch Sheldrake sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.