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Hell's Kitchen, NY

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

2004–2024 · D minus R
Full record · 2004 → 2024
2024 presidential vote for Hell's KitchenThe boundary of Hell's Kitchen, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+67.1).Hell's Kitchen · D+67.1
2024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The boundary is the New York City 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas. Results for 2004–2024 are modeled from precinct returns assigned through 2020 Census blocks, not certified neighborhood returns.

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on Census boundaries

HarrisDemocratic82.7%18,914TrumpRepublican15.6%3,559OtherAll other candidates1.8%401
D+67.1
Lead
15,355
Total
22,874
vs nation
D+68.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic86.3%20,516TrumpRepublican12.2%2,910OtherAll other candidates1.5%349
D+74.1
Lead
17,606
Total
23,775
vs nation
D+69.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic86.2%18,382TrumpRepublican10.3%2,188OtherAll other candidates3.6%767
D+75.9
Lead
16,194
Total
21,337
vs nation
D+73.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic86.4%15,602RomneyRepublican13.6%2,461OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+72.8
Lead
13,141
Total
18,063
vs nation
D+68.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic85.5%17,327McCainRepublican13.3%2,702OtherAll other candidates1.1%231
D+72.2
Lead
14,625
Total
20,260
vs nation
D+64.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic81.8%15,951BushRepublican16.5%3,227OtherAll other candidates1.7%325
D+65.2
Lead
12,724
Total
19,503
vs nation
D+67.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Modeled estimate from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal pointRelative-to-nation = Place margin minus national margin for the same office and year.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+67.1MIT Election Lab
Population
59,5242020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
90,272 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
0.7 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
52.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
7.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
18.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+75.9 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Chelsea-Hudson Yards, NY · twin score 85.1

presidential history

Party record book

Hell's Kitchen, NY · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles

Highest vote share

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2012

86.4%

15,602 votes · D+72.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 86.3%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

16.5%

3,227 votes · D+65.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 15.6%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

20,516votes

86.3% of the vote · D+74.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 18,914 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,559votes

15.6% of the vote · D+67.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 3,227 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Hillary Clinton2016

+73.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+75.9 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +69.6 pts

Republican

John McCain2008

−64.9pts R vs U.S.

Place D+72.2 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · −67.7 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Hell's Kitchen, NY, 2004–2024. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024); national margins from the same series.Vote share is the nominee’s votes over the candidate-vote total; “relative to the U.S.” subtracts the national margin from this Place’s margin (reversed for the Republican side, so the two are exactly symmetric). Ranking uses full precision and an exact tie goes to the more recent cycle.At least one record above sits on a modeled cycle — precinct returns allocated to this boundary, marked in place and estimated rather than certified.

What the record shows

Hell's Kitchen voted Democratic by 67.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 1.9 points toward Republicans or Democrats in net terms—specifically Democratic—between 2004 and 2024.

The boundary is the city-sourced Neighborhood Tabulation Area system (2020 / DCP release 26b). Election totals are estimated from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal point. Detailed age, income, poverty, education, and language panels use the parent city's 2024 ACS profile as context; population and headline race figures use 2020 Census blocks inside this boundary.

Hell's Kitchen: Democratic by 67.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
59,524 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 67.1 points (2024) · Akashic block-disaggregated presidential model
Political twins — neighborhoods

The neighborhoods whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Chelsea-Hudson Yards
New York
85.1twin score
Similarity 0.85
Edgewater
Illinois
83.9twin score
Similarity 0.84
East Village
New York
82.2twin score
Similarity 0.82

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hell's Kitchen, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hell's Kitchen, New York voted Democratic by 67.1 points (D+67.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,874 votes cast, 18,914 went Democratic and 3,559 went Republican.
How many people live in Hell's Kitchen, New York?
Hell's Kitchen, New York has a population of 59,524 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hell's Kitchen, New York?
Median household income in Hell's Kitchen, New York is $80,483 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Hell's Kitchen, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hell's Kitchen, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.