Monsey is a Republican stronghold. About 4% of voters here vote Democratic and 96% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Monsey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monsey, ~3% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monsey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monsey leans more Republican than 267 of 269 neighbors.
Monsey runs about 105 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Monsey is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Monsey. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+98) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+78), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Monsey 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 Monsey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Monsey votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 94%, far above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 93% of households in Monsey are family households, in the top fraction of cities. Monsey 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; Monsey, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Monsey looks the way it does
Turnout in Monsey 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.
Nearby Cities
- Kaser, NY R+98
- Spring Valley, NY Even
- Airmont, NY R+44
- New Hempstead, NY R+33
- Montebello, NY R+13
- Chestnut Ridge, NY R+31
- Wesley Hills, NY R+60
- New Square, NY R+98
- Nanuet, NY D+9
- Suffern, NY D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Baldwin, NY D+40
- Watertown, WI R+22
- Garden City, NY R+16
- Yelm, WA R+20
- Kings Mountain, NC R+39
- Burlington, IA Even
- South Portland, ME D+43
- South Pasadena, CA D+52
- Stillwater, MN D+12
- Mount Vernon, OH R+39
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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.