Cobble Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Cobble Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cobble Hill, ~58% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cobble Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cobble Hill leans more Democratic than 45 of 50 neighbors.
Cobble Hill runs about 66 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Cobble Hill 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 Cobble Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Cobble Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Cobble Hill sits in the top quarter (about 84%, above 98% of neighborhoods).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cobble Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cobble Hill is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Cobble Hill have completed high school, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY D+75
- Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY D+77
- Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY D+79
- Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY D+74
- Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY D+62
- Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY D+76
- Financial District, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY D+78
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- N Albuquerque Acres, Albuquerque, NM Even
- Thompson Community, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Lankershim, Highland, CA D+22
- Sundance, Buckeye, AZ R+8
- North River, Toledo, OH D+44
- Ardenwood, Fremont, CA D+36
- Crossroads, Highland, CA R+5
- Northeast Hazel Dell, Hazel Dell, WA D+18
- Foster-Powell, Portland, OR D+63
- Hill East, Washington, DC D+80
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.