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

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

Brooklyn leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in Brooklyn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brooklyn, ~32% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Brooklyn compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Brooklyn leans more Democratic than 241 of 283 neighbors.

Brooklyn runs about 21 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brooklyn. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+78) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 110 points.

Why Brooklyn leans the way it does

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Brooklyn live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Brooklyn sits in the top quarter (about 40%, above 87% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Brooklyn have never been married, above 96% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Brooklyn, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Brooklyn looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 69% of households in Brooklyn rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Brooklyn report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. 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.