Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Borough Park

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

Borough Park leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in Borough Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Borough Park, ~15% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Borough Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Borough Park leans more Republican than 32 of 35 neighbors.

Borough Park runs about 45 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Borough Park is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Borough Park. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+46) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+79), a spread of about 126 points.

Why Borough 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 Borough Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Borough Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, 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 75% of households in Borough Park are family households, above 78% of neighborhoods. Borough Park runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Borough Park looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 24% of homes in Borough Park have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 71% of households in Borough Park rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. 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.