Versailles leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Versailles typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Versailles, ~40% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Versailles compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Versailles is the most Democratic-leaning.
Versailles runs about 19 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Versailles. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+48) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 82 points.
Why Versailles 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 Versailles, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Versailles have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 23%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Versailles, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Versailles looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 28% of adults in Versailles report food insecurity, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Versailles have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Irving, NY D+6
- Nashville, NY R+37
- Dayton, NY R+45
- Cottage, NY R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Zephyr, TX R+81
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- Lake George, CO R+19
- North Topsail Beach, NC R+40
- Midland, OH R+66
- Harsens Island, MI R+33
- Manchester, LA R+71
- Success, MS R+71
- Genoa, VA R+64
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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.