Quackenkill leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Quackenkill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Quackenkill, ~33% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Quackenkill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Quackenkill leans more Republican than 101 of 125 neighbors.
Quackenkill runs about 31 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Quackenkill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Quackenkill. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Quackenkill 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 Quackenkill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Quackenkill votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Quackenkill runs about 31 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Quackenkill are family households, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Quackenkill, 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 Quackenkill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Quackenkill 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Quackenkill own their home, compared to around 80% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cropseyville, NY R+24
- Raymertown, NY R+32
- Grafton, NY R+26
- Poestenkill, NY R+15
- Melrose, NY R+30
- East Poestenkill, NY R+24
- Troy, NY D+24
- Wynantskill, NY R+6
- Green Island, NY D+22
- Valley Falls, NY R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Russell, VA R+68
- Rumsey, KY R+60
- Mansfield, WA R+46
- Farmington Falls, ME R+8
- Big Falls, WI R+50
- Lamar, OK R+70
- Vichy Springs, CA D+26
- Rosslyn Farms, PA D+16
- Viola, TN R+72
- Berkshire Heights, MA D+61
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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.