Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fort Green

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Fort Green is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Fort Green typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Green, ~51% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fort Green compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fort Green leans more Democratic than 42 of 51 neighbors.

Fort Green runs about 65 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Fort Green. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+90) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 89 points.

Why Fort Green 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 Fort Green, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Fort Green live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Fort Green sits in the top quarter (about 63%, above 84% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Fort Green have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Fort Green looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 79% of households in Fort Green rent, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Fort Green have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.