Sweden Center leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Sweden Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sweden Center, ~25% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sweden Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sweden Center leans more Republican than 35 of 104 neighbors.
Sweden Center runs about 36 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sweden Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sweden Center. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Sweden Center 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 Sweden Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sweden Center votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sweden Center runs about 36 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sweden Center, 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 Sweden Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sweden Center 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brockport, NY Even
- Adams Basin, NY R+23
- Kendall Mills, NY R+42
- North Bergen, NY R+43
- Holley, NY R+39
- Town Pump, NY R+26
- Garland, NY R+30
- Honest Hill, NY R+43
- Bergen, NY R+34
- Pumpkin Hill, NY R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Viola, AR R+68
- Lead Hill, AR R+68
- Chenequa, WI R+28
- Lamar, MS D+12
- White Sulphur Springs, MT R+58
- Welch, OK R+69
- Rossville, IL R+53
- Shoreacres, TX R+46
- Vaughn, MT R+62
- Wolcott, IN R+57
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.