Spring Lake leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Spring Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Lake, ~16% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spring Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Lake leans more Republican than 102 of 108 neighbors.
Spring Lake runs about 54 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Spring Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Spring Lake drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Spring Lake sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities). Spring Lake 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; Spring Lake, 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 Spring Lake looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Spring Lake report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Port Byron, NY R+38
- Cato, NY R+41
- Red Creek, NY R+43
- Meridian, NY R+37
- Montezuma, NY R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Trap Corner, ME R+30
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- Morganville, KS R+66
- Oldfield, MD R+35
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- Rucker, MO R+51
- Heth, AR R+31
- Dela, OK R+71
- Cherry Creek, SD D+37
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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.