Sloatsburg leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Sloatsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sloatsburg, ~31% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sloatsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sloatsburg leans more Republican than 170 of 255 neighbors.
Sloatsburg runs about 24 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sloatsburg is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Sloatsburg 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 Sloatsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sloatsburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Sloatsburg runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Sloatsburg, NY sits in the top quarter 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 Sloatsburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sloatsburg 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sterlington, NY R+11
- Tuxedo Park, NY Even
- Hillburn, NY D+6
- Suffern, NY D+5
- Montebello, NY R+13
- Southfields, NY R+3
- Sterling Forest, NY R+19
- Greenwood Lake, NY R+13
- Ringwood, NJ R+14
- Mahwah, NJ R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Batesburg, SC R+58
- Campbell Hall, NY R+21
- Lake Providence, LA D+44
- Peosta, IA R+35
- Leavittsburg, OH R+10
- Riceville, TN R+68
- Star City, AR R+61
- New Franken, WI R+30
- Meyersdale, PA R+55
- Shickshinny, PA R+47
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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.