Hollis leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Hollis typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hollis, ~33% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hollis compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hollis leans more Democratic than 16 of 24 neighbors.
Hollis runs about 37 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Hollis. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Hollis 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 Hollis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Hollis live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Hollis, Queens, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hollis looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in Hollis have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- St Albans, Queens, NY D+78
- Queens Village, Queens, NY D+50
- Jamaica, Queens, NY D+36
- Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY D+5
- Locust Manor, Queens, NY D+75
- Cambria Heights, Queens, NY D+84
- Oakland Gardens, Queens, NY Even
- Rochdale Village, Queens, NY D+83
- Bellerose, Queens, NY D+7
- Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY D+78
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA D+52
- Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro, OR D+44
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Ukrainian Village, Chicago, IL D+72
- East Side, Chicago, IL D+33
- Chevy Chase, Washington, DC D+79
- Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA D+52
- Bay Terraces, San Diego, CA D+20
- Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA D+42
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
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.