Glen Head leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Glen Head typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Head, ~37% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen Head compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glen Head leans more Republican than 195 of 270 neighbors.
Glen Head runs about 25 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Glen Head is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glen Head. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+48) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Glen Head 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 Head, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Glen Head votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 97%, far above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Glen Head 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; Glen Head, 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 Glen Head looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Glen Head 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Glen Head own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glenwood Landing, NY D+4
- Old Brookville, NY R+21
- Sea Cliff, NY D+29
- Roslyn Harbor, NY D+3
- Greenvale, NY R+11
- Glen Cove, NY Even
- East Hills, NY D+3
- Brookville, NY Even
- Matinecock, NY R+10
- Port Washington, NY D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cochituate, MA D+43
- Lewisberry, PA R+38
- Monessen, PA D+4
- Booneville, AR R+65
- Valatie, NY D+3
- Goodrich, MI R+31
- Jones, OK R+38
- Taylor Mill, KY R+22
- Locust, NC R+58
- Mansfield, LA D+44
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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.