Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bedford-Stuyvesant

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

Bedford-Stuyvesant is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, ~41% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bedford-Stuyvesant compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bedford-Stuyvesant leans more Democratic than 39 of 51 neighbors.

Bedford-Stuyvesant runs about 64 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Bedford-Stuyvesant. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+88) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+60), a spread of about 28 points.

Why Bedford-Stuyvesant 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 Bedford-Stuyvesant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bedford-Stuyvesant live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY does.

Why turnout in Bedford-Stuyvesant looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 80% of households in Bedford-Stuyvesant rent, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant report food insecurity, above 80% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Bedford-Stuyvesant sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.