Moira leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Moira typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moira, ~21% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moira compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moira leans more Republican than 42 of 56 neighbors.
Moira runs about 49 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Moira is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Moira 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 Moira, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Moira drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Moira fits that profile on both counts. Moira runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Moira, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Moira looks the way it does
Turnout in Moira sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- North Bangor, NY R+41
- North Lawrence, NY R+41
- Fort Covington Center, NY R+32
- Brandon Center, NY R+48
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- Birchwood Lakes, PA R+30
- Guy, AR R+65
- Starksboro, VT D+9
- Clarendon, PA R+51
- Hoopers Creek, NC R+36
- Rapids City, IL R+25
- Liberty, TN R+67
- Ottoville, OH R+71
- Foster, KY R+61
- Snyder, OK R+57
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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.