West Falls, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in West Falls

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

West Falls leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in West Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Falls, ~32% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Falls compares

Among cities within 25 miles, West Falls leans more Republican than 35 of 103 neighbors.

West Falls runs about 35 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while West Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Falls. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 18 points.

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

Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in West Falls are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. West Falls runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Falls, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in West Falls looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Falls 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 90% of households in West Falls own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in West Falls have completed high school, above 83% 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.