Montour Falls leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Montour Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montour Falls, ~25% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montour Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montour Falls leans more Republican than 62 of 113 neighbors.
Montour Falls runs about 40 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Montour Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montour Falls. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Montour Falls 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 Montour Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Montour Falls votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly below the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Montour Falls runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Montour Falls, NY sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Montour Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Montour Falls 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
- Wedgewood, NY R+27
- Odessa, NY R+30
- Watkins Glen, NY R+20
- Moreland, NY R+34
- Alpine, NY R+30
- Townsend, NY R+39
- Millport, NY R+34
- Burdett, NY R+3
- Smith Valley, NY R+11
- Reading Center, NY R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Electra, TX R+61
- Portville, NY R+37
- Littlerock, CA R+10
- Siletz, OR R+10
- Owen, WI R+42
- Machias, ME R+27
- Mason City, IL R+43
- Mount Olive, IL R+39
- Parker City, IN R+57
- Uniontown, AL D+70
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.