Pierstown leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Pierstown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pierstown, ~56% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pierstown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pierstown is the most Democratic-leaning.
Pierstown runs about 16 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pierstown. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+31) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Pierstown 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 Pierstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Pierstown hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pierstown, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pierstown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pierstown 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Cooperstown, NY D+23
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- Springfield Center, NY R+13
- Warren, NY R+39
- Roseboom, NY R+5
- East Springfield, NY R+23
- Schuyler Lake, NY R+34
- Middlefield, NY R+15
- Westford, NY R+30
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- Torrey, FL R+39
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- Greenwood, WV R+70
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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.