Great Neck Plaza, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Great Neck Plaza

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

Great Neck Plaza leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Great Neck Plaza typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Great Neck Plaza, ~37% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Great Neck Plaza compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Great Neck Plaza leans more Democratic than 215 of 279 neighbors.

Great Neck Plaza runs about 9 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Great Neck Plaza. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 42 points.

Why Great Neck Plaza 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 Great Neck Plaza, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Great Neck Plaza live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Great Neck Plaza sits in the top quarter (about 67%, above 98% of cities).

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Great Neck Plaza, NY sits in the top tenth 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 Great Neck Plaza looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Great Neck Plaza rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Great Neck Plaza sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Great Neck Plaza have more than one occupant per room, above 83% 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.