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

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

Somers leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.

 

About 92% of adults in Somers typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Somers, ~50% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Somers compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Somers leans more Democratic than 74 of 126 neighbors.

Somers runs about 5 points more Republican than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Somers. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 27 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 57% of residents in Somers live in densely developed areas, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Somers sits in the top quarter (about 67%, above 98% of cities).

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Somers, 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 Somers looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Somers 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Somers own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Somers have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.