Southwest, Syracuse, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Southwest

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

Southwest is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.

 

About 37% of adults in Southwest typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southwest, ~32% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Southwest compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southwest leans more Democratic than 21 of 23 neighbors.

Southwest runs about 61 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Southwest. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+64), a spread of about 13 points.

Why Southwest leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Southwest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Southwest live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Southwest have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Southwest, Syracuse, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Southwest looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Southwest is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 36%, about 28 points below the New York average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 80% of households in Southwest rent, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in Southwest report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. 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.