11725 leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 11725 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 11725, ~36% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 11725 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 11725 leans more Republican than 38 of 64 neighbors.
11725 runs about 30 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 11725 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 11725. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 11725 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 11725, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
11725 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 97%, far above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 11725 are family households, above 97% of zip codes. 11725 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; 11725, 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 11725 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 11725 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in 11725 own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 11725 have completed high school, above 87% 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.