Elwood leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Elwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elwood, ~36% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elwood compares
Elwood runs about 20 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Elwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Elwood. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Elwood 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 Elwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Elwood are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Elwood runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Elwood, East Northport, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Elwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elwood 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Elwood own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Hills, Huntington, NY R+4
- Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, NY D+67
- West Amityville, East Massapequa, NY D+16
- Nassau Shores, East Massapequa, NY R+33
- Biltmore Shores, Massapequa, NY R+44
- Mott Section, Garden City, NY D+4
- Bay Colony, Baldwin Harbor, NY D+43
- Glen Oaks, Queens, NY D+8
- University Gardens, Great Neck, NY D+10
- Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens, NY D+3
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Dayton Triangle, Aurora, CO D+40
- Downtown Marion, Marion, OH R+21
- Colonial Heights, Yonkers, NY D+19
- Aurora Hills, Aurora, CO D+27
- Downtown Little Rock, Little Rock, AR D+70
- College Heights Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA D+15
- Villa Park, Denver, CO D+52
- Fishers Landing East, Vancouver, WA D+26
- Belmont, Lincoln, NE D+8
- Stella Mann, Tucson, AZ D+12
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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.