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

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

Standish leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.

 

About 82% of adults in Standish typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Standish, ~30% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Standish compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Standish leans more Republican than 35 of 56 neighbors.

Standish runs about 40 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Standish is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Standish. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 14 points.

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

Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Standish live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the New York average of 36%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Standish are family households, above 80% of cities. Standish runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Standish, NY sits in the bottom 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 Standish looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Standish 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 63%, above 56% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Standish own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.