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

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

Sawkill is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.

 

About 72% of adults in Sawkill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sawkill, ~35% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sawkill compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sawkill sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 81 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 32 leaning the other way.

Sawkill runs about 15 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sawkill sits closer to the political middle.

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

Sawkill votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sawkill runs about 15 points more Republican.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Sawkill, NY does.

Why turnout in Sawkill looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Sawkill have completed high school, about 6 points above the New York average of 91%. 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.