Franklin Square, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Franklin Square

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

Franklin Square leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Franklin Square typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin Square, ~25% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Franklin Square compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Franklin Square leans more Republican than 213 of 228 neighbors.

Franklin Square runs about 42 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Franklin Square is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Franklin Square. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Franklin Square votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, 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 80% of households in Franklin Square are family households, above 89% of cities. Franklin Square runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Franklin Square, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Franklin Square looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Franklin Square 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.