Nodine Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Nodine Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nodine Hill, ~25% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nodine Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Nodine Hill leans more Democratic than 14 of 26 neighbors.
Nodine Hill runs about 22 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Nodine Hill. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+40) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Nodine Hill 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 Nodine Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Nodine Hill have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 42%).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Nodine Hill, Yonkers, 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 Nodine Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Nodine Hill 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 50%, about 14 points below the New York average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 69% of households in Nodine Hill rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Nodine Hill report food insecurity, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers, NY D+48
- Getty Square, Yonkers, NY D+51
- Park Hills, Yonkers, NY D+28
- Ludlow, Yonkers, NY D+31
- Lincoln Park, Yonkers, NY D+6
- Bryn Mawr, Yonkers, NY D+6
- Southeast Yonkers, Yonkers, NY D+11
- Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers, NY D+33
- Lawrence Park, Bronxville, NY D+22
- Riverdale, Bronx, NY D+36
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Questa, Mountain House, CA D+10
- Greenwood and Hamilton, Trenton, NJ D+64
- Midtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+17
- Western Hills, Beaumont, TX D+21
- North Park, Billings, MT D+17
- Harris, Lehigh Acres, FL R+8
- Schenley, Youngstown, OH D+11
- Southwood, Old Bridge, NJ R+22
- Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Renton, WA D+17
- Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore, MD D+86
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.