Silver Bay leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Silver Bay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Bay, ~30% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Bay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Bay leans more Republican than 29 of 86 neighbors.
Silver Bay runs about 27 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Silver Bay is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver Bay. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Silver Bay 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 Silver Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Silver Bay live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the New York average of 36%. Silver Bay runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Silver Bay, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Silver Bay looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Bay 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 Silver Bay have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hague, NY R+11
- Putnam Station, NY R+35
- Clemons, NY R+33
- Benson Landing, VT R+23
- Indian Kettles, NY R+20
- West Haven, VT R+26
- Hogtown, NY R+30
- Benson, VT R+24
- Brant Lake, NY R+18
- Ticonderoga, NY R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zigler, WV R+58
- Aleknagik, AK D+27
- Mill Iron, MT R+78
- Piney Fork, KY R+71
- Sebille Manor, MI R+24
- Gladstone, NJ R+15
- Quincy, TN R+68
- Half Moon, AR R+71
- Burnt Prairie, IL R+68
- Pierceburg, IL R+68
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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.