Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Clinton Hill

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

Clinton Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Clinton Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clinton Hill, ~46% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clinton Hill compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Clinton Hill leans more Democratic than 35 of 55 neighbors.

Clinton Hill runs about 56 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Clinton Hill. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+91) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 113 points.

Why Clinton Hill leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Clinton Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Clinton Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Clinton Hill sits in the top quarter (about 65%, above 86% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Clinton Hill have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Clinton Hill looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 12% of homes in Clinton Hill have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 67% of households in Clinton Hill rent, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 25%. 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.