Financial District is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Financial District typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Financial District, ~44% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Financial District compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Financial District leans more Democratic than 17 of 48 neighbors.
Financial District runs about 46 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Financial District. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+66) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+46), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Financial District 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 Financial District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Financial District hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Financial District have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Financial District, Manhattan, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Financial District looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 74% of households in Financial District rent, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Financial District have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Battery Park, Manhattan, NY D+52
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Chinatown, Manhattan, NY D+41
- Little Italy, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY D+75
- Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY D+47
- Soho, Manhattan, NY D+70
- Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY D+76
- Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY D+79
- Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY D+78
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX D+6
- Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA D+70
- Walnut Valley, Diamond Bar, CA D+9
- Kalihi-Palama, Honolulu, HI D+11
- Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA D+66
- River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Memphis, TN D+30
- Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA D+68
- Westland, Galloway, OH Even
- Clinton, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Central City, Los Angeles, CA D+45
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.