Rensselaer Falls, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Rensselaer Falls

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

Rensselaer Falls leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Rensselaer Falls typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rensselaer Falls, ~22% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rensselaer Falls compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rensselaer Falls leans more Republican than 18 of 64 neighbors.

Rensselaer Falls runs about 38 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Rensselaer Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rensselaer Falls. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 33 points.

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

Rensselaer Falls votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Rensselaer Falls runs about 38 points more Republican.

Park access and Republican lean

Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rensselaer Falls, NY sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Rensselaer Falls looks the way it does

Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Rensselaer Falls have completed high school, below 80% of cities. 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.