Battery Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Battery Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Battery Park, ~47% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Battery Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Battery Park leans more Democratic than 10 of 44 neighbors.
Battery Park runs about 40 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Battery Park 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 Battery Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in Battery Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Battery Park, Manhattan, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Battery Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 72% of households in Battery Park rent, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Battery Park sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Financial District, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Chinatown, Manhattan, NY D+41
- Soho, Manhattan, NY D+70
- Little Italy, Manhattan, NY D+58
- The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ D+48
- Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY D+47
- Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ D+58
- Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY D+75
- West Village, Manhattan, NY D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Heritage, San Antonio, TX D+20
- Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA D+82
- Georgetown, Washington, DC D+69
- Puritas Longmead, Cleveland, OH D+28
- Campus Area, Albany, NY D+47
- North Hill, Akron, OH D+27
- First Hill, Seattle, WA D+69
- Windy Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+2
- Sunnyside, Tucson, AZ D+40
- Mariner, Cape Coral, FL R+31
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.