Nanuet, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Nanuet

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

Nanuet leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.

 

About 67% of adults in Nanuet typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nanuet, ~36% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Nanuet compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Nanuet leans more Democratic than 173 of 267 neighbors.

Politically, Nanuet sits close to the rest of New York.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nanuet. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+39) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 58 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 92% of residents in Nanuet live in densely developed areas, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Nanuet sits in the top quarter (about 48%, above 93% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Nanuet have never been married, above 87% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Nanuet, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Nanuet looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nanuet 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.