Mendon Center, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mendon Center

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

Mendon Center leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 82% of adults in Mendon Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mendon Center, ~43% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mendon Center compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mendon Center leans more Democratic than 103 of 116 neighbors.

Mendon Center runs about 6 points more Republican than New York as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Mendon Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mendon Center, NY sits in the top tenth 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 Mendon Center looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mendon Center 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Mendon Center have completed high school, above 96% 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.