11379 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 51% of adults in 11379 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 11379, ~20% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 11379 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 11379 leans more Republican than 212 of 231 neighbors.
11379 runs about 33 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 11379 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 11379. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 29 points.
Why 11379 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 11379, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
11379 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. 11379 runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 11379, NY does.
Why turnout in 11379 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in 11379 rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in 11379 have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in 11379 have completed high school, below 82% 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.