Old Forge is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Old Forge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Forge, ~42% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Forge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Old Forge sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 0 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 27 leaning the other way.
Old Forge runs about 15 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Old Forge sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Old Forge. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Old Forge 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 Old Forge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Old Forge votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Old Forge runs about 15 points more Republican. Density and white share pull in opposite directions and roughly cancel in Old Forge.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Old Forge, 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 Old Forge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Old Forge 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Brantingham, NY R+28
- Woodgate, NY R+35
- Number Four, NY R+25
- Lyonsdale, NY R+45
- Crystal Dale, NY R+38
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- Snover, MI R+60
- Franklin, NY R+22
- Keota, OK R+72
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- Miesville, MN R+39
- Cedar Grove, TN R+67
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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.