Sabael leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Sabael typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sabael, ~31% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sabael compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sabael leans more Republican than 14 of 26 neighbors.
Sabael runs about 29 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sabael is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sabael. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Sabael 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 Sabael, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Sabael live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the New York average of 36%. Sabael runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sabael, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Sabael looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sabael 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indian Lake, NY R+6
- North River, NY Even
- Bakers Mills, NY R+4
- Blue Mountain Lake, NY D+4
- North Creek, NY R+8
- Minerva, NY R+17
- Edwards Hill, NY R+15
- Johnsburg, NY R+15
- Speculator, NY R+39
- Newcomb, NY R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almo, ID R+84
- Alder, MT R+51
- Marshland, OR R+33
- Dempsey, AL R+80
- Crestview, KY R+31
- Matanzas, KY R+68
- Vining, OK R+72
- Time, IL R+67
- Emigrant Gap, CA R+12
- Maulden, KY R+75
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.