Stella Niagara leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Stella Niagara typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stella Niagara, ~38% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stella Niagara compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stella Niagara leans more Republican than 19 of 41 neighbors.
Stella Niagara runs about 27 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Stella Niagara is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Stella Niagara 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 Stella Niagara, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stella Niagara votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, modestly above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Stella Niagara runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Stella Niagara, NY does.
Why turnout in Stella Niagara looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stella Niagara 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Stella Niagara have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lewiston, NY R+11
- Youngstown, NY R+19
- Niagara University, NY R+14
- Ransomville, NY R+33
- Niagara Falls, NY D+10
- Sanborn, NY R+28
- North Ridge, NY R+37
- Sandy Beach, NY R+10
- Shawnee, NY R+34
- Wilson, NY R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lane, KS R+57
- Mayhill, NM R+44
- Emden, IL R+57
- North Pembroke, NH Even
- New Vineyard, ME R+38
- Palo Pinto, TX R+74
- Volente, TX R+16
- Ludlow, MS R+29
- Plymouth, NY R+48
- Bryantsville, IN R+61
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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.