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

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

Thompson leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.

 

About 76% of adults in Thompson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thompson, ~25% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Thompson compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Thompson leans more Republican than 83 of 108 neighbors.

Thompson runs about 47 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Thompson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Thompson. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 17 points.

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

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Thompson drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Thompson runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Thompson, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Thompson looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Thompson 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 58% of cities. 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.