Hewlett Bay Park leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Hewlett Bay Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hewlett Bay Park, ~26% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hewlett Bay Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hewlett Bay Park leans more Republican than 189 of 196 neighbors.
Hewlett Bay Park runs about 57 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Hewlett Bay Park is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hewlett Bay Park 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 Hewlett Bay Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hewlett Bay Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 86%, 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 94% of households in Hewlett Bay Park are family households, in the top fraction of cities. Hewlett Bay Park 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; Hewlett Bay Park, 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 Hewlett Bay Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hewlett Bay Park 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Hewlett Bay Park own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Hewlett Bay Park have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hewlett, NY R+16
- Hewlett Neck, NY R+45
- Hewlett Harbor, NY R+42
- Woodsburgh, NY R+47
- Woodmere, NY R+56
- East Rockaway, NY R+17
- Cedarhurst, NY R+61
- Lynbrook, NY R+6
- Valley Stream, NY D+17
- Lawrence, NY R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abernant, AL R+78
- Yuba, WI R+26
- Homer, OH R+32
- Avoca, IN R+57
- North Miami, OK R+59
- Heaters, WV R+56
- Sherman, MI R+46
- Kildare, TX R+55
- Higginsport, OH R+66
- Challenge, CA R+19
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.