Rector, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Rector

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

Rector leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Rector typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rector, ~15% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rector compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rector leans more Republican than 60 of 89 neighbors.

Rector runs about 61 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Rector is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Rector votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Rector runs about 61 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Rector is about 94%, well above similar-sized cities (around 78%).

Population density and Republican lean

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

Why turnout in Rector looks the way it does

Turnout in Rector sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.