Petries Corners leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Petries Corners typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Petries Corners, ~19% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Petries Corners compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Petries Corners leans more Republican than 29 of 55 neighbors.
Petries Corners runs about 61 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Petries Corners is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Petries Corners. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Petries Corners 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 Petries Corners, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Petries Corners votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Petries Corners runs about 61 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Petries Corners drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Petries Corners, NY sits in the bottom 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 Petries Corners looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Petries Corners 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 64%, above 62% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crystal Dale, NY R+38
- Pine Grove, NY R+49
- New Bremen, NY R+48
- East Martinsburg, NY R+37
- Dadville, NY R+39
- Kirschnerville, NY R+37
- Lowville, NY R+41
- Glenfield, NY R+50
- Beaver Falls, NY R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Volborg, MT R+76
- Perkinstown, WI R+49
- Peckham, OK R+69
- Richard City, TN R+50
- Bisbee, ND R+40
- Damar, KS R+76
- Danville, MO R+59
- Percy, NH R+37
- Leonard, MO R+70
- Nelson, AZ R+53
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.