Near Westside, Syracuse, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Near Westside

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

Near Westside is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.

 

About 33% of adults in Near Westside typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Near Westside, ~25% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Near Westside compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Near Westside leans more Democratic than 11 of 23 neighbors.

Near Westside runs about 40 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Near Westside. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+36), a spread of about 27 points.

Why Near Westside leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Near Westside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in Near Westside have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%). Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Near Westside is about 23%, compared to around 43% in nearby neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Near Westside, Syracuse, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Near Westside looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Near Westside is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 26 points below the New York average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 71% of households in Near Westside rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Near Westside report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. 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.