Van Etten leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Van Etten typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Van Etten, ~22% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Van Etten compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Van Etten leans more Republican than 90 of 108 neighbors.
Van Etten runs about 56 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Van Etten is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Van Etten 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 Van Etten, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Van Etten votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Van Etten runs about 56 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Van Etten, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Van Etten looks the way it does
Turnout in Van Etten sits close to the national pattern. 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.