Hawthorne, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hawthorne

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

Hawthorne leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Hawthorne typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hawthorne, ~35% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hawthorne compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hawthorne leans more Republican than 212 of 254 neighbors.

Hawthorne runs about 25 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Hawthorne is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Hawthorne votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Hawthorne are family households, above 75% of cities. Hawthorne runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hawthorne, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Hawthorne looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hawthorne 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.