Hoosick Falls leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Hoosick Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hoosick Falls, ~32% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hoosick Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hoosick Falls leans more Republican than 63 of 91 neighbors.
Hoosick Falls runs about 31 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Hoosick Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hoosick Falls. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Hoosick Falls 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 Hoosick Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hoosick Falls votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, modestly above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Hoosick Falls runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hoosick Falls, NY sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hoosick Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Hoosick Falls sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hoosick, NY R+29
- West Hoosick, NY R+36
- White Creek, NY R+23
- Buskirk, NY R+27
- Eagle Bridge, NY R+17
- North Petersburg, NY R+32
- North Bennington, VT D+32
- North Pownal, VT D+5
- Old Bennington, VT D+39
- Johnsonville, NY R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Ridge, SD D+68
- Blue Ridge, VA R+49
- Troy, VA R+24
- Forest Hills, TN R+15
- Harmony, PA R+32
- Fair Grove, MO R+58
- Mounds, OK R+63
- Paris, AR R+57
- Summerton, SC R+2
- Caruthers, CA R+23
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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.