Glen Cove, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Glen Cove

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

Glen Cove is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Glen Cove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Cove, ~30% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Glen Cove compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Glen Cove sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 148 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 129 leaning the other way.

Glen Cove runs about 13 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Glen Cove sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glen Cove. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+19) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 36 points.

Why Glen Cove 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 Glen Cove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Glen Cove votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Glen Cove runs about 13 points more Republican.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Glen Cove, NY does.

Why turnout in Glen Cove looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 46% of households in Glen Cove rent, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Glen Cove have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of cities. 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.