10578 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 74% of adults in 10578 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 10578, ~35% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 10578 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 10578 leans more Republican than 29 of 38 neighbors.
10578 runs about 19 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 10578 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 10578. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 10578 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 10578, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 93% of households in 10578 are family households, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 10578 runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 10578, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 10578 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 10578 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in 10578 own their home, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in 10578 have completed high school, in the top fraction of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.