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

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

Hilton leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 94% of adults in Hilton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hilton, ~37% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hilton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hilton leans more Republican than 33 of 72 neighbors.

Hilton runs about 35 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Hilton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hilton. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 11 points.

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

Hilton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly below 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 77% of households in Hilton are family households, above 83% of cities. Hilton runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Hilton, NY does.

Why turnout in Hilton looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hilton 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Hilton have completed high school, above 88% 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.