Hunts Point, Bronx, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hunts Point

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

Hunts Point leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.

 

About 36% of adults in Hunts Point typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hunts Point, ~26% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hunts Point compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hunts Point leans more Democratic than 22 of 41 neighbors.

Hunts Point runs about 31 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Hunts Point. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Hunts Point leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hunts Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Hunts Point have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 38%).

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Hunts Point, Bronx, NY sits in the top tenth 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 Hunts Point looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hunts Point is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 16 points below the New York average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 92% of households in Hunts Point rent, about 67 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Hunts Point report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. 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.