Pine Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Pine Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Grove, ~18% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Grove leans more Republican than 30 of 50 neighbors.
Pine Grove runs about 62 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Pine Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pine Grove votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Pine Grove runs about 62 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Pine Grove drive to work alone, above 81% of cities. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pine Grove fits that profile on both counts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine Grove, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pine Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pine Grove 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 63%, above 60% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Pine Grove own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Pine Grove have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Crystal Dale, NY R+38
- Greig, NY R+46
- Dadville, NY R+39
- Martinsburg, NY R+54
- Lowville, NY R+41
- Brantingham, NY R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ohio, MO R+68
- Burns, TX R+52
- Linlithgo, NY Even
- Bent, NM R+27
- Sun, VA R+71
- Coveville, PA R+4
- Heartwell, NE R+64
- Curtiston, AL R+67
- Pomeroyton, KY R+66
- Green Pond, VA R+50
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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.