The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around West Village. 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
West Village tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, West Village has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, West Village leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In West Village, 84.41% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in West Village women make up 48.14% 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 West Village is 41.6, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is West Village a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in West Village, 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
- Greenwich Village, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Soho, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Chelsea, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Tribeca, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Little Italy, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Gramercy, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Chinatown, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Garment District, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- East Village, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Lower East Side, New York, NY: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Arden Heights, Staten Island, NY: more conservative voters
- Northampton, Hampton, VA: more conservative voters
- Kyle Canyon, Las Vegas, NV: more conservative voters
- Roseway, Portland, OR: more conservative voters
- Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA: more liberal voters
- Bellevue, Nashville, TN: more conservative voters
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD: more liberal voters
- Cedar Brook, Philadelphia, PA: more liberal voters
- Englewood, Chicago, IL: more conservative voters
- Battle Creek, St. Paul, MN: more conservative voters
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