Auburndale, Queens, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Auburndale

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Auburndale is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.

 

About 46% of adults in Auburndale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Auburndale, ~23% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Auburndale compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Auburndale sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 21 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 4 leaning the other way.

Auburndale runs about 15 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Auburndale sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Auburndale. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 19 points.

Why Auburndale leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Auburndale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Auburndale votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Auburndale runs about 15 points more Republican.

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 Auburndale, Queens, NY does.

Why turnout in Auburndale looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Auburndale have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.