Fresh Meadows leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Fresh Meadows typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fresh Meadows, ~27% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fresh Meadows compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fresh Meadows leans more Democratic than 11 of 33 neighbors.
Fresh Meadows runs about 7 points more Republican than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Fresh Meadows. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+24) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Fresh Meadows 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 Fresh Meadows, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Fresh Meadows 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; Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fresh Meadows looks the way it does
Turnout in Fresh Meadows sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Auburndale, Queens, NY R+2
- Jamaica, Queens, NY D+36
- Kew Ggardens, Queens, NY D+9
- Hollis, Queens, NY D+49
- Oakland Gardens, Queens, NY Even
- Bayside, Queens, NY D+9
- Flushing, Queens, NY Even
- Queens Village, Queens, NY D+50
- St Albans, Queens, NY D+78
- Clearview, Queens, NY Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Somerton, Philadelphia, PA R+15
- Southwest Arlington, Arlington, TX R+5
- Active Bethel, Eugene, OR D+8
- Deanwood, Washington, DC D+86
- Silver Lake, Eastmont, WA D+9
- Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY D+62
- Laurelton, Queens, NY D+82
- North Side, Mount Vernon, NY D+61
- East Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV D+30
- Ashburn, Chicago, IL D+56
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.