Shutter Corners leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Shutter Corners typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shutter Corners, ~25% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shutter Corners compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shutter Corners leans more Republican than 79 of 135 neighbors.
Shutter Corners runs about 44 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Shutter Corners is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Shutter 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 Shutter Corners, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shutter Corners votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Shutter Corners runs about 44 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Shutter Corners, NY sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Shutter Corners looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shutter 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 64%, above 63% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Schoharie, NY R+30
- West Berne, NY R+31
- Quaker Street, NY R+23
- Central Bridge, NY R+34
- Delanson, NY R+25
- Howes Cave, NY R+24
- Esperance, NY R+32
- Huntersland, NY R+32
- Sloansville, NY R+37
- West Middleburgh, NY R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Noatak, AK D+24
- Branch, AR R+69
- Reader, WV R+70
- Clearview, TX R+62
- Osmond, NC R+32
- Mount Vernon Club Place, CO D+25
- Flatrock, WV R+59
- Heinola, MN R+44
- Kirkwood, DE D+29
- Moberly, KY R+50
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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.