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

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

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

 

About 90% of adults in West Meredith typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Meredith, ~36% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Meredith compares

Among cities within 25 miles, West Meredith leans more Republican than 42 of 97 neighbors.

West Meredith runs about 33 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while West Meredith is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

West Meredith votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while West Meredith runs about 33 points more Republican.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; West Meredith, NY sits in the bottom 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 West Meredith looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Meredith 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in West Meredith own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.