Stone Ridge leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Stone Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stone Ridge, ~55% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stone Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stone Ridge leans more Democratic than 102 of 115 neighbors.
Stone Ridge runs about 26 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stone Ridge. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Stone Ridge 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 Stone Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Stone Ridge hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Stone Ridge have never been married, above 83% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Stone Ridge, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Stone Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stone Ridge 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Stone Ridge have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cottekill, NY D+36
- High Falls, NY D+34
- Accord, NY D+16
- Rosendale, NY D+22
- Olivebridge, NY D+25
- Tillson, NY D+22
- Pacama, NY D+25
- Springtown, NY D+44
- Bloomington, NY D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Afton, MN D+5
- Ecru, MS R+74
- Port Aransas, TX R+43
- Vian, OK R+53
- Fairview, OK R+68
- Battleboro, NC D+20
- Five Points, NM D+26
- Towanda, KS R+49
- Richford, VT R+27
- Abbotsford, WI R+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.