Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hamilton Heights

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

Hamilton Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Hamilton Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamilton Heights, ~39% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hamilton Heights compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hamilton Heights leans more Democratic than 32 of 36 neighbors.

Hamilton Heights runs about 51 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Hamilton Heights. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+55), a spread of about 20 points.

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

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in Hamilton Heights have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 43%).

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Hamilton Heights looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 86% of households in Hamilton Heights rent, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Hamilton Heights report food insecurity, above 83% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Hamilton Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.