11757 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 11757 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 11757, ~26% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 11757 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 11757 leans more Republican than 55 of 65 neighbors.
11757 runs about 39 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 11757 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 11757. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 11757 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 11757, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
11757 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 96%, 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 76% of households in 11757 are family households, above 84% of zip codes. 11757 runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 11757, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 11757 looks the way it does
Turnout in 11757 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.