Hastings Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Hastings Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hastings Center, ~23% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hastings Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hastings Center leans more Republican than 50 of 111 neighbors.
Hastings Center runs about 43 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Hastings Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hastings Center 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 Hastings Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Hastings Center drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Hastings Center runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hastings Center, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hastings Center looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Hastings Center own their home, about 16 points above the New York average of 76%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Hastings Center have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Central Square, NY R+29
- Hastings, NY R+38
- Mallory, NY R+37
- East Palermo, NY R+48
- Pennellville, NY R+23
- Little France, NY R+40
- West Monroe, NY R+34
- Sand Ridge, NY R+20
- Brewerton, NY R+9
- Clifford, NY R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dobbins, CA R+15
- Gallman, MS D+3
- Bath Springs, TN R+72
- Churdan, IA R+55
- Tull, AR R+75
- Tunas, MO R+71
- Mora, NM D+26
- Strickland, MI R+49
- Catarrh, SC R+53
- Mountain Hill, GA R+52
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.