Otselic Center is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Otselic Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Otselic Center, ~16% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Otselic Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Otselic Center is the most Republican-leaning.
Otselic Center runs about 64 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Otselic Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Otselic Center 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 Otselic Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Otselic Center, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the New York average of 34%. Otselic Center runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Otselic Center, NY sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Otselic Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Otselic Center sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Otselic, NY R+47
- Georgetown, NY R+44
- South Otselic, NY R+51
- Lincklaen, NY R+49
- South Lebanon, NY R+34
- North Pitcher, NY R+49
- DeRuyter, NY R+43
- North Pharsalia, NY R+50
- Upperville, NY R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngtown, ME D+17
- McGees Mills, PA R+70
- Pinkneyville, AL R+76
- Wells, KY R+43
- Westlake, ID R+60
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.