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

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

Wainscott leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About more than 99% of adults in Wainscott typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wainscott, ~59% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wainscott compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Wainscott leans more Democratic than 27 of 38 neighbors.

Wainscott runs about 7 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in Wainscott hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Wainscott sits in the top fifth on density (about 30%, above 81% of cities).

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Wainscott, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Wainscott looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wainscott 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Wainscott own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Wainscott have completed high school, above 97% 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.