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

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

Rye leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in Rye typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rye, ~51% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rye compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rye leans more Democratic than 244 of 301 neighbors.

Rye runs about 9 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rye. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+27) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 11 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 84% of residents in Rye live in densely developed areas, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Rye sits in the top quarter (about 82%, in the top fraction of cities).

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Rye, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Rye looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rye 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Rye have completed high school, above 87% of cities. 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.