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

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

Perry City leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 82% of adults in Perry City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perry City, ~52% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Perry City compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Perry City leans more Democratic than 98 of 113 neighbors.

Perry City runs about 13 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Perry City hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Perry City have never been married, above 91% of cities.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Perry City, NY does.

Why turnout in Perry City looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Perry City 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. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Perry City have completed high school, above 83% 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.