Pine Plains, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pine Plains

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

Pine Plains is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 79% of adults in Pine Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Plains, ~39% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pine Plains compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Plains sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 67 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 27 leaning the other way.

Pine Plains runs about 13 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Pine Plains sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine Plains. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 13 points.

Why Pine Plains 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 Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Pine Plains votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Pine Plains runs about 13 points more Republican.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine Plains, NY sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Pine Plains looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pine Plains 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. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.