Putnam Valley leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Putnam Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Putnam Valley, ~36% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Putnam Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Putnam Valley leans more Republican than 125 of 157 neighbors.
Putnam Valley runs about 28 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Putnam Valley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Putnam Valley. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Putnam Valley 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 Putnam Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Putnam Valley votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Putnam Valley runs about 28 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Putnam Valley are family households, above 81% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Putnam Valley, NY sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Putnam Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Putnam Valley 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shrub Oak, NY R+5
- Jefferson Valley, NY D+6
- Lake Peekskill, NY R+10
- Lake Mohegan, NY D+3
- Garrison, NY D+18
- Mahopac, NY R+28
- Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY R+8
- Mohegan Lake, NY Even
- Baldwin Place, NY R+6
- Cortlandt Manor, NY D+3
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- Leechburg, PA R+37
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- Highland Park, TX R+26
- Paoli, PA D+30
- Alto, MI R+27
- Malverne, NY R+4
- Iowa Park, TX R+64
- Richland Hills, TX R+20
- Medford, WI R+39
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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.