Valcour leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Valcour typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valcour, ~43% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valcour compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valcour leans more Republican than 24 of 64 neighbors.
Valcour runs about 21 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Valcour is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Valcour 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 Valcour, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Valcour are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Valcour 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; Valcour, 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 Valcour looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Valcour own their home, about 18 points above the New York average of 76%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Laphams Mills, NY R+10
- Peru, NY R+12
- Port Kent, NY R+14
- Plattsburgh, NY D+15
- Schuyler Falls, NY R+19
- Keeseville, NY R+14
- South Hero, VT D+22
- Morrisonville, NY R+11
- Halseys Corners, NY R+18
- Woods Mills, NY R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Satartia, MS R+66
- Vega, GA R+75
- Olena, IL R+44
- Nechanitz, TX R+65
- Divot, TX R+29
- Spring Lake, MN R+24
- Mount Airy, MO R+68
- Okobojo, SD R+68
- Carrolls, WA R+26
- Carter, SD R+56
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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.