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

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

Napanoch leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Napanoch typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Napanoch, ~26% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Napanoch compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Napanoch leans more Republican than 73 of 126 neighbors.

Napanoch runs about 27 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Napanoch is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Napanoch. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 23 points.

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

Napanoch votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Napanoch runs about 27 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Napanoch sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of cities).

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Napanoch, NY does.

Why turnout in Napanoch looks the way it does

Turnout in Napanoch sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.