West Rush leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 91% of adults in West Rush typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Rush, ~43% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Rush compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Rush leans more Republican than 31 of 124 neighbors.
West Rush runs about 19 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while West Rush is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Rush. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 36 points.
Why West Rush 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 Rush, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in West Rush are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. West Rush runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Rush, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in West Rush looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Rush 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in West Rush own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rush, NY Even
- Sibleyville, NY Even
- East Avon, NY R+14
- Canawaugus, NY R+29
- Avon, NY R+10
- Garbutt, NY R+17
- Scottsville, NY Even
- West Henrietta, NY D+22
- North Bloomfield, NY R+13
- Honeoye Falls, NY D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngstown, IN R+33
- Johnsburg, IN R+52
- Jennings, KS R+72
- Kentuckytown, TX R+69
- Middleton, OK R+69
- Non, OK R+71
- New Maysville, IN R+61
- Meador, KY R+65
- North Branch, WI R+38
- Covena, GA R+67
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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.