Mohawk leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Mohawk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mohawk, ~24% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mohawk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mohawk leans more Republican than 31 of 125 neighbors.
Mohawk runs about 40 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Mohawk is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mohawk. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Mohawk 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 Mohawk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mohawk votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, well above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Mohawk runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Mohawk, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mohawk looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mohawk 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 63%, above 56% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Herkimer, NY R+17
- Dennison Corners, NY R+47
- Ilion, NY R+22
- North Ilion, NY R+26
- Paines Hollow, NY R+43
- North Columbia, NY R+48
- Columbia Center, NY R+52
- Jacksonburg, NY R+42
- Deck, NY R+47
- East Schuyler, NY R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Euharlee, GA R+65
- Durham, CA R+23
- Loudon, NH R+17
- Coleman, TX R+54
- West Peoria, IL D+26
- Granby, CO R+3
- Montezuma, GA D+37
- Slaughter, LA R+28
- Lathrup Village, MI D+74
- Riva, MD D+5
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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.