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

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

Bushwick is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Bushwick typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bushwick, ~34% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bushwick compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bushwick leans more Democratic than 26 of 55 neighbors.

Bushwick runs about 48 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Bushwick. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 23 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bushwick 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 60% of adults in Bushwick have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Bushwick, 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 Bushwick looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 83% of households in Bushwick rent, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 9% of homes in Bushwick have more than one occupant per room, above 90% 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.