Great Kills is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Great Kills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Great Kills, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Great Kills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Great Kills leans more Republican than 10 of 17 neighbors.
Great Kills runs about 63 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Great Kills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Great Kills 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 Great Kills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Great Kills votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Great Kills runs about 63 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Great Kills are family households, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Great Kills, Staten Island, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Great Kills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Great Kills 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ettingville, Staten Island, NY R+54
- Oakwood, Staten Island, NY R+41
- Annandale-on-Hudson, Staten Island, NY R+55
- Arden Heights, Staten Island, NY R+47
- Richmondtown, Staten Island, NY R+41
- Huguenot, Staten Island, NY R+60
- Midland Beach, Staten Island, NY R+33
- Woodrow, Staten Island, NY R+58
- Bloomfield, Staten Island, NY R+37
- Todt Hill, Staten Island, NY R+26
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ottawa, Toledo, OH D+55
- Bay View, Milwaukee, WI D+51
- Getty Square, Yonkers, NY D+51
- Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA D+56
- North Westminster, Westminster, CO D+13
- Macdonald Ranch, Henderson, NV Even
- Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA D+43
- Citrus Grove, Glendale, CA D+5
- Girard Estates, Philadelphia, PA D+17
- Lea Hill, Auburn, WA D+17
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.