Mount Pleasant, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mount Pleasant

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

Mount Pleasant leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Mount Pleasant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Pleasant, ~23% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mount Pleasant compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Pleasant leans more Republican than 41 of 83 neighbors.

Mount Pleasant runs about 46 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Mount Pleasant is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Mount Pleasant drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Mount Pleasant runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mount Pleasant, NY sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Mount Pleasant looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Pleasant 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 64%, above 66% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.