Ditmas Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Ditmas Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ditmas Park, ~43% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ditmas Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ditmas Park leans more Democratic than 19 of 36 neighbors.
Ditmas Park runs about 56 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Ditmas Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Ditmas Park 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 Ditmas Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Ditmas Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ditmas Park looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 16% of homes in Ditmas Park have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of neighborhoods. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 71% of households in Ditmas Park rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Ditmas Park have completed high school, below 76% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+84
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY D+84
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY D+4
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY R+33
- East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY D+81
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY D+59
- Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY D+62
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY D+13
- Paerdegat, Brooklyn, NY D+78
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Central, Boston, MA D+53
- Weston Ranch, Stockton, CA D+24
- Northwest, Portland, OR D+77
- Save The Valley 21, El Paso, TX D+28
- Bassett, West Puente Valley, CA D+31
- West Central, Pasadena, CA D+54
- South, Raleigh, NC D+71
- Arlanza, Riverside, CA D+15
- Grand Crossing, Chicago, IL D+82
- Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, DC D+83
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.