East Massapequa leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 76% of adults in East Massapequa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Massapequa, ~34% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Massapequa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Massapequa leans more Republican than 100 of 198 neighbors.
East Massapequa runs about 22 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while East Massapequa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Massapequa. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 66 points.
Why East Massapequa leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East Massapequa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Massapequa votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in East Massapequa are family households, above 84% of cities. East Massapequa runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Massapequa, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in East Massapequa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Massapequa 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in East Massapequa have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Massapequa Park, NY R+35
- Amityville, NY R+7
- Massapequa, NY R+39
- North Amityville, NY D+60
- Copiague, NY Even
- North Massapequa, NY R+37
- Seaford, NY R+35
- South Farmingdale, NY R+26
- North Lindenhurst, NY R+20
- Lindenhurst, NY R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grand Island, NY R+9
- Yankton, SD R+31
- East St. Louis, IL D+83
- Walled Lake, MI R+3
- Newport, NC R+39
- Newton Center, MA D+60
- Bainbridge, GA Even
- Hermosa Beach, CA D+37
- La Canada Flintridge, CA D+19
- West Plains, MO R+57
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.