Crown Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Crown Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crown Heights, ~42% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crown Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Crown Heights leans more Democratic than 18 of 44 neighbors.
Crown Heights runs about 47 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Crown Heights. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 84 points.
Why Crown Heights 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 Crown Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Crown Heights 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 51% of adults in Crown Heights have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crown Heights looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 76% of households in Crown Heights rent, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 10% of homes in Crown Heights have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY D+81
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY D+84
- Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+84
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY D+77
- Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY D+69
- Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+69
- Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY D+79
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY D+78
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY D+63
- Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, CA D+21
- Roxbury, Boston, MA D+65
- Greater Hilltop, Columbus, OH D+16
- Cedar Crest, Dallas, TX D+68
- Westchase, Houston, TX D+21
- Sunnyside, Queens, NY D+36
- Meyerland, Houston, TX D+29
- West Central, Mesa, AZ D+17
- Covina-Valley, Covina, CA D+18
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.