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

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

Slingerlands leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Slingerlands typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Slingerlands, ~52% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Slingerlands compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Slingerlands leans more Democratic than 131 of 136 neighbors.

Slingerlands runs about 17 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Slingerlands. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 48 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Slingerlands hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Slingerlands sits in the top fifth on density (about 52%, above 87% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Slingerlands have never been married, above 79% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Slingerlands, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Slingerlands looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Slingerlands 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Slingerlands have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.