Viola, Monsey, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Viola

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

Viola is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.

 

About 79% of adults in Viola typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Viola, ~12% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Viola compares

Viola sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.

Viola runs about 83 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Viola is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Viola. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 76 points.

Why Viola leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Viola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Viola votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Viola runs about 83 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Viola are family households, above 83% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Viola, Monsey, NY sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Viola looks the way it does

Turnout in Viola sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.