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

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

Hemlock leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.

 

About 87% of adults in Hemlock typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hemlock, ~32% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hemlock compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hemlock leans more Republican than 57 of 113 neighbors.

Hemlock runs about 38 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Hemlock is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hemlock. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 10 points.

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

Hemlock votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Hemlock runs about 38 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Hemlock are family households, above 88% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hemlock, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Hemlock looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hemlock 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Hemlock 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 Hemlock have completed high school, above 83% of cities. 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.