Zena is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Zena typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zena, ~62% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zena compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zena leans more Democratic than 107 of 112 neighbors.
Zena runs about 48 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Zena 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 Zena, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in Zena hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Zena, 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 Zena looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Zena 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Zena own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Zena have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pacama, NY D+25
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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.