Walden leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Walden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walden, ~30% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walden leans more Republican than 77 of 139 neighbors.
Walden runs about 24 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Walden is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Walden. The west side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Walden 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 Walden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Walden votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, well above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Walden runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Walden, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Walden looks the way it does
Turnout in Walden 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.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Osiris Colony, NY R+26
- Coldenham, NY R+29
- Wallkill, NY R+20
- St. Andrew, NY R+26
- Montgomery, NY R+19
- Morrison Heights, NY R+24
- Orange Lake, NY D+16
- Maybrook, NY Even
- Rock Tavern, NY R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Port Clinton, OH R+23
- Los Alamitos, CA Even
- Palmer Town, MA R+11
- Archdale, NC R+38
- Philadelphia, MS R+15
- Cascades, VA D+28
- Cheraw, SC Even
- Oxford, GA R+23
- North St. Paul, MN D+18
- Mount Vernon, IN R+40
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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.