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

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

Palisades leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Palisades typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palisades, ~39% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Palisades compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Palisades leans more Democratic than 182 of 302 neighbors.

Palisades runs about 6 points more Republican than New York as a whole.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 50% of residents in Palisades live in densely developed areas, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Palisades sits in the top quarter (about 50%, above 93% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Palisades have never been married, above 83% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Palisades, 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 Palisades looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Palisades 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 99% of households in Palisades own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby 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.