Mount Tremper is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Mount Tremper typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Tremper, ~54% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Tremper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Tremper leans more Democratic than 99 of 106 neighbors.
Mount Tremper runs about 39 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Tremper. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+66) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Mount Tremper 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 Tremper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Mount Tremper hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Tremper, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mount Tremper looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Tremper 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Mount Tremper have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boiceville, NY D+29
- Willow, NY D+74
- Phoenicia, NY D+37
- Chichester, NY D+39
- Shokan, NY D+24
- Bearsville, NY D+76
- Lake Hill, NY D+75
- Glenford, NY D+42
- West Shokan, NY D+30
- Lanesville, NY R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wolf Creek, MT R+44
- Billings, OK R+67
- Napoleon, KY R+60
- Georgetown, ME D+16
- Glenbrook, NV R+21
- Snelling, SC R+22
- Hawthorn, PA R+65
- Saylesville, WI R+42
- Coburn, PA R+46
- Nineveh, NY R+43
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.