Nelsonville leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Nelsonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nelsonville, ~61% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nelsonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nelsonville leans more Democratic than 156 of 162 neighbors.
Nelsonville runs about 22 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Nelsonville 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 Nelsonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Nelsonville hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Nelsonville have never been married, above 77% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nelsonville, NY sits in the top 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 Nelsonville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nelsonville 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Nelsonville have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cold Spring, NY D+29
- West Point, NY D+22
- Cornwall On Hudson, NY D+7
- Highland Falls, NY D+18
- Cornwall, NY D+3
- Beacon, NY D+32
- Garrison, NY D+18
- New Windsor, NY D+7
- Putnam Valley, NY R+15
- Lake Peekskill, NY R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alabama, NY R+25
- St. Nazianz, WI R+43
- Keystone, SD R+46
- Bridger, MT R+55
- Dallas City, IL R+48
- Rodell, WI R+42
- Jumpertown, MS R+81
- Richwoods, MO R+66
- Skandia, MI R+13
- Mill Neck, NY R+8
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.