Glen Oaks, Queens, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Glen Oaks

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

Glen Oaks leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Glen Oaks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Oaks, ~32% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Glen Oaks compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Glen Oaks leans more Democratic than 7 of 13 neighbors.

Glen Oaks runs about 4 points more Republican than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Glen Oaks. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 29 points.

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

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Glen Oaks is about 34%, about 38 points below the U.S. average of 72%.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Glen Oaks, Queens, NY sits in the top quarter 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 Glen Oaks looks the way it does

Turnout in Glen Oaks 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.

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.