Mohegan Lake, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mohegan Lake

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

Mohegan Lake is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 72% of adults in Mohegan Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mohegan Lake, ~36% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mohegan Lake compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mohegan Lake sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 83 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 94 leaning the other way.

Mohegan Lake runs about 13 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Mohegan Lake sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mohegan Lake. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 11 points.

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

Mohegan Lake votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Mohegan Lake runs about 13 points more Republican.

Population density and Democratic lean

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

Why turnout in Mohegan Lake looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mohegan Lake 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.