The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Morningside Heights. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Morningside Heights tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Morningside Heights has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Morningside Heights leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Morningside Heights, 72.95% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Morningside Heights women make up 55.88% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Morningside Heights is 32.3, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Morningside Heights a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Morningside Heights, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Harlem, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Hamilton Heights, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- East Harlem, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Yorkville, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Upper West Side, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Carnegie Hill, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Mott Haven, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Highbridge, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Upper East Side, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Washington Heights, New York, NY: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hyde Park, Boston, MA: more conservative voters
- Southwest, Reno, NV: more conservative voters
- Central, Boston, MA: more conservative voters
- Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Kaneohe, Honolulu, HI: more conservative voters
- St Charles, Waldorf, MD: more conservative voters
- Glassell Park, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX: more conservative voters
- Charleston Heights, Las Vegas, NV: more conservative voters
- Pearl City, Honolulu, HI: more conservative voters
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