Raquette Lake, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Raquette Lake

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

Raquette Lake is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.

 

About 79% of adults in Raquette Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Raquette Lake, ~38% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Raquette Lake compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Raquette Lake leans more Republican than 3 of 8 neighbors.

Raquette Lake runs about 17 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Raquette Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Raquette Lake 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 Raquette Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Raquette Lake votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Raquette Lake runs about 17 points more Republican.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Raquette Lake, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Raquette Lake looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Raquette Lake 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.