Menands, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Menands

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

Menands leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Menands typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Menands, ~41% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Menands compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Menands leans more Democratic than 129 of 130 neighbors.

Menands runs about 23 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Menands. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+41) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 12 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 84% of residents in Menands live in densely developed areas, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Menands sits in the top quarter (about 43%, above 89% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Menands have never been married, above 98% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Menands, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Menands looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 65% of households in Menands rent, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Menands have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of cities. 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.