Voak, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Voak

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

Voak leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Voak typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Voak, ~14% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Voak compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Voak leans more Republican than 97 of 105 neighbors.

Voak runs about 56 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Voak is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Voak 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 Voak, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Voak, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points below the New York average of 34%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Voak are family households, above 89% of cities. Voak runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

High-school completion and voter turnout

Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Voak, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Voak looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Voak rent, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Voak sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 56% of adults in Voak have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.