High Bank, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in High Bank

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

High Bank leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.

 

About 81% of adults in High Bank typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in High Bank, ~29% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How High Bank compares

Among cities within 25 miles, High Bank leans more Republican than 48 of 61 neighbors.

High Bank runs about 41 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while High Bank is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in High Bank live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the New York average of 36%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in High Bank are family households, above 79% of cities. High Bank runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; High Bank, NY sits in the bottom quarter 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 High Bank looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. High Bank 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 62%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in High Bank own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.