Second Milo leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Second Milo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Second Milo, ~22% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Second Milo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Second Milo leans more Republican than 58 of 110 neighbors.
Second Milo runs about 40 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Second Milo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Second Milo. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Second Milo 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 Second Milo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Second Milo votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Second Milo runs about 40 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Second Milo are family households, above 78% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Second Milo, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Second Milo looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Second Milo have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Second Milo sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milo Center, NY R+27
- Keuka Park, NY R+4
- Milo Mills, NY R+29
- Himrod, NY R+29
- Penn Yan, NY R+24
- Potter, NY R+35
- Dundee, NY R+34
- Guyanoga, NY R+34
- Dresden, NY R+20
- Keuka, NY R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Valley Mills, NY R+43
- Casselman, PA R+73
- Petross, GA R+57
- Barber, AL R+68
- Bentley, OK R+77
- Sparta, MS R+9
- Prescott, IA R+54
- Ste. Marie, IL R+71
- Flo, TX R+63
- Spruce Creek, PA R+51
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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.