Scotts Corners, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Scotts Corners

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

Scotts Corners leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 84% of adults in Scotts Corners typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scotts Corners, ~47% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Scotts Corners compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Scotts Corners leans more Democratic than 86 of 134 neighbors.

Politically, Scotts Corners sits close to the rest of New York.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Scotts Corners hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Scotts Corners, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Scotts Corners looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Scotts Corners 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Scotts Corners own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Scotts Corners have completed high school, above 97% 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.