Melrose leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Melrose typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Melrose, ~28% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Melrose compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Melrose leans more Republican than 108 of 119 neighbors.
Melrose runs about 42 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Melrose is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Melrose 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 Melrose, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Melrose votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Melrose runs about 42 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Melrose are family households, above 80% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Melrose, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Melrose looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Melrose 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Melrose own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Melrose have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Raymertown, NY R+32
- Waterford, NY R+4
- Schaghticoke, NY R+31
- Valley Falls, NY R+33
- Quackenkill, NY R+19
- Cohoes, NY D+13
- Johnsonville, NY R+39
- Mechanicville, NY R+8
- Millertown, NY R+38
- Troy, NY D+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Turpin, OK R+77
- Marshall, WA R+23
- Masonville, KY R+50
- Berrien Center, MI R+25
- Truesdale, MO R+50
- Palmyra, ME R+39
- Lyndeborough, NH R+6
- Newport, NY R+48
- Renville, MN R+41
- La Rue, OH R+59
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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.