West Babylon, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in West Babylon

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

West Babylon leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in West Babylon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Babylon, ~30% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Babylon compares

Among cities within 25 miles, West Babylon leans more Republican than 96 of 209 neighbors.

West Babylon runs about 20 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while West Babylon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Babylon. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+23), a spread of about 44 points.

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

West Babylon votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 98%, far above 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 76% of households in West Babylon are family households, above 78% of cities. West Babylon runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; West Babylon, 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 West Babylon looks the way it does

Turnout in West Babylon 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.

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.