Woodgate, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Woodgate

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

Woodgate leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.

 

About 88% of adults in Woodgate typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodgate, ~28% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Woodgate compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Woodgate leans more Republican than 13 of 61 neighbors.

Woodgate runs about 48 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Woodgate is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Woodgate votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Woodgate runs about 48 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Woodgate sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities).

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Woodgate, NY does.

Why turnout in Woodgate looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodgate 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 Woodgate own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Woodgate have completed high school, above 94% 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.