Skerry leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Skerry typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Skerry, ~18% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Skerry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Skerry leans more Republican than 47 of 51 neighbors.
Skerry runs about 54 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Skerry is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Skerry 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 Skerry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Skerry drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Skerry are family households, above 94% of cities. Skerry 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; Skerry, NY sits below the national average 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 Skerry looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Skerry is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whippleville, NY R+18
- Brandon Center, NY R+48
- North Bangor, NY R+41
- West Bangor, NY R+41
- Malone, NY R+16
- Teboville, NY R+23
- East Dickinson, NY R+43
- Owls Head, NY R+14
- Brushton, NY R+39
- Burke Center, NY R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Picabo, ID R+57
- Connorsville, WI R+38
- Speed, NC D+5
- Sebasco Estates, ME Even
- Leitchfield Crossing, KY R+70
- Finneywood, VA R+7
- Mount Crest, TN R+73
- Kirk, KY R+62
- Sunnydale, KS R+52
- Shorewood, OR R+20
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.