Pelham Manor, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pelham Manor

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

Pelham Manor leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 95% of adults in Pelham Manor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pelham Manor, ~62% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pelham Manor compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pelham Manor leans more Democratic than 268 of 317 neighbors.

Pelham Manor runs about 17 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Pelham Manor live in densely developed areas, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Pelham Manor sits in the top quarter (about 79%, in the top fraction of cities).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Pelham Manor, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Pelham Manor looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pelham Manor 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Pelham Manor own their home, compared to around 59% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Pelham Manor have completed high school, above 80% 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.