Kings Point is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Kings Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kings Point, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kings Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kings Point leans more Republican than 292 of 293 neighbors.
Kings Point runs about 74 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Kings Point is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kings Point. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Kings Point 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 Kings Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kings Point votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 54%, well above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Kings Point are family households, above 97% of cities. Kings Point runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Kings Point, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kings Point looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kings Point 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Kings Point own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Saddle Rock, NY R+66
- Great Neck, NY R+19
- Kensington, NY Even
- Great Neck Estates, NY R+38
- Great Neck Plaza, NY D+21
- Plandome Heights, NY R+8
- Plandome, NY R+17
- Manorhaven, NY D+5
- Thomaston, NY D+17
- Plandome Manor, NY D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Providence, PA R+51
- Luverne, MN R+32
- Mantua, OH R+41
- Grandview, TX R+73
- Derry, PA R+39
- Clay City, KY R+62
- Luxemburg, WI R+45
- Drummonds, TN R+61
- Potosi, MO R+58
- East Jordan, MI R+31
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.