Dix Hills, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Dix Hills

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

Dix Hills is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in Dix Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dix Hills, ~40% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Dix Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Dix Hills leans more Republican than 92 of 217 neighbors.

Dix Hills runs about 17 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Dix Hills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dix Hills. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 17 points.

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

Dix Hills votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Dix Hills runs about 17 points more Republican.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dix Hills, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Dix Hills looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dix Hills 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 96% of households in Dix Hills own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Dix Hills have completed high school, above 81% 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.