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

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

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

 

About 68% of adults in Olmstedville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olmstedville, ~29% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Olmstedville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Olmstedville leans more Republican than 14 of 35 neighbors.

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

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Olmstedville. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 26 points.

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

Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Olmstedville live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the New York average of 36%. Olmstedville runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Olmstedville, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Olmstedville looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Olmstedville 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 65%, above 68% of cities. 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.