Washingtonville leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Washingtonville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washingtonville, ~33% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washingtonville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Washingtonville leans more Republican than 92 of 156 neighbors.
Washingtonville runs about 25 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Washingtonville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Washingtonville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Washingtonville 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 Washingtonville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Washingtonville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, modestly above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Washingtonville are family households, above 79% of cities. Washingtonville runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Washingtonville, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Washingtonville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Washingtonville 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blooming Grove, NY R+17
- Salisbury Mills, NY R+13
- Rock Tavern, NY R+20
- South Blooming Grove, NY R+46
- Highland Mills, NY R+12
- Mountainville, NY Even
- Campbell Hall, NY R+21
- Maybrook, NY Even
- Kiryas Joel, NY R+91
Cities with Similar Populations
- Timmonsville, SC Even
- Pitman, NJ Even
- Cuero, TX R+35
- Presque Isle, ME R+17
- West Long Branch, NJ R+28
- Harpers Ferry, WV R+28
- La Joya, TX R+2
- Terry, MS R+4
- Cusseta, GA R+14
- Donaldsonville, LA D+42
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.