Lyonsdale leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Lyonsdale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lyonsdale, ~19% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lyonsdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lyonsdale leans more Republican than 24 of 58 neighbors.
Lyonsdale runs about 58 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Lyonsdale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lyonsdale. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Lyonsdale 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 Lyonsdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lyonsdale, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the New York average of 34%. Lyonsdale runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lyonsdale, NY sits in the bottom 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 Lyonsdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Lyonsdale sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lyons Falls, NY R+52
- Port Leyden, NY R+49
- Greig, NY R+46
- Brantingham, NY R+28
- Turin, NY R+55
- Talcottville, NY R+57
- Constableville, NY R+56
- Glenfield, NY R+50
- Pine Grove, NY R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guernewood Park, CA D+37
- Wickliffe, IN R+54
- Newman, KS R+47
- New Washington, PA R+69
- Saukum, MS R+4
- Seger, PA R+52
- Selman, OK R+78
- Santa Rita, MT R+65
- Arnheim, MI R+23
- White Pines, CA R+18
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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.