Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Red Hook

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

Red Hook is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.

 

About 52% of adults in Red Hook typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Hook, ~42% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Red Hook compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Red Hook leans more Democratic than 20 of 46 neighbors.

Red Hook runs about 50 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Red Hook. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 63 points.

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

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 49% of adults in Red Hook have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 40%).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Red Hook looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Red Hook 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 47%, about 17 points below the New York average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 89% of households in Red Hook rent, compared to around 64% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Red Hook report food insecurity, above 95% 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.