Mapletown leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Mapletown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mapletown, ~19% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mapletown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mapletown leans more Republican than 85 of 127 neighbors.
Mapletown runs about 54 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Mapletown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mapletown 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 Mapletown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mapletown votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Mapletown runs about 54 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Mapletown are family households, above 78% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mapletown, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mapletown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Mapletown own their home, about 14 points above the New York average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.