St. Andrew, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in St. Andrew

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

St. Andrew leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in St. Andrew typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Andrew, ~29% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How St. Andrew compares

Among cities within 25 miles, St. Andrew leans more Republican than 129 of 140 neighbors.

St. Andrew runs about 38 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while St. Andrew is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

St. Andrew votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, well below the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in St. Andrew are family households, above 91% of cities. St. Andrew runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Renting and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; St. Andrew, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in St. Andrew looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in St. Andrew own their home, about 14 points above the New York average of 76%. 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.