Waccabuc leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Waccabuc typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waccabuc, ~52% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waccabuc compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waccabuc leans more Democratic than 61 of 102 neighbors.
Politically, Waccabuc sits close to the rest of New York.
Why Waccabuc 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 Waccabuc, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 75% of adults in Waccabuc hold a bachelor's degree, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Waccabuc, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Waccabuc looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Waccabuc is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Waccabuc own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Waccabuc have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Purdys, NY Even
- Salem Center, NY R+7
- South Salem, NY D+15
- Croton Falls, NY Even
- Katonah, NY D+10
- Somers, NY D+7
- Heritage Hills, NY D+15
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- Savannah, OH R+63
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- Oklee, MN R+52
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- Jerico, MO R+74
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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.