Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, ~16% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay leans more Republican than 17 of 22 neighbors.
Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay runs about 42 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+47), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay 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 Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay runs about 42 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 Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY does.
Why turnout in Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 16% of homes in Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY R+33
- Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY R+40
- Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY R+51
- Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY R+18
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY R+22
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY D+4
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY R+33
- Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+69
- Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY R+20
- Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, NY R+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY D+71
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY D+77
- Jamaica, Queens, NY D+36
- Paradise, Las Vegas, NV D+17
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY D+4
- Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, TX D+30
- Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ D+29
- Flushing, Queens, NY Even
- Deer Valley, Phoenix, AZ R+8
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.