Perry Center, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Perry Center

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

Perry Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Perry Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perry Center, ~24% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Perry Center compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Perry Center leans more Republican than 57 of 123 neighbors.

Perry Center runs about 51 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Perry Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Perry Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the New York average of 34%. Perry Center runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Perry Center, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Perry Center looks the way it does

Turnout in Perry 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.

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.