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

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

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

 

About 70% of adults in Scottsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scottsville, ~34% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Scottsville compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Scottsville sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 24 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 91 leaning the other way.

Scottsville runs about 14 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Scottsville sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Scottsville. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+23), a spread of about 33 points.

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

Scottsville votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Scottsville runs about 14 points more Republican.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Scottsville, 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 Scottsville looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Scottsville 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Scottsville have completed high school, above 83% 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.