Clifton, Staten Island, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Clifton

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

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

 

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

How Clifton compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Clifton leans more Democratic than 18 of 20 neighbors.

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

Politics vary noticeably by block within Clifton. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 48 points.

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

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 49% of adults in Clifton have never been married, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 29%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Clifton, Staten Island, NY sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Clifton looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 11% of homes in Clifton have more than one occupant per room, above 93% 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.