Upper St. Regis, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Upper St. Regis

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

Upper St. Regis leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 68% of adults in Upper St. Regis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Upper St. Regis, ~40% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Upper St. Regis compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Upper St. Regis leans more Democratic than 24 of 30 neighbors.

Upper St. Regis runs about 5 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Upper St. Regis. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 32 points.

Why Upper St. Regis 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 Upper St. Regis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Upper St. Regis hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Upper St. Regis have never been married, above 94% of cities.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Upper St. Regis, NY does.

Why turnout in Upper St. Regis looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Upper St. Regis 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Upper St. Regis have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.