11793 leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 11793 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 11793, ~31% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 11793 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 11793 leans more Republican than 92 of 102 neighbors.
11793 runs about 40 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while 11793 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 11793. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 11793 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 11793, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
11793 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 95%, 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 82% of households in 11793 are family households, above 95% of zip codes. 11793 runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 11793, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 11793 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 11793 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in 11793 own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 11793 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.