Long Island City is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Long Island City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Long Island City, ~36% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Long Island City compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Long Island City leans more Democratic than 25 of 51 neighbors.
Long Island City runs about 46 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Long Island City. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Long Island City 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 Long Island City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Long Island City hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Long Island City have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Long Island City, Queens, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Long Island City looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 84% of households in Long Island City rent, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 9% of homes in Long Island City have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, NY D+57
- North Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY D+55
- Sunnyside, Queens, NY D+36
- Murray Hill, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY D+56
- Astoria, Queens, NY D+41
- Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY D+65
- Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY D+62
- Midtown, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Gramercy, Manhattan, NY D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, CA R+8
- Coral Way, Miami, FL R+11
- Ozone Park, Queens, NY D+11
- Raleigh, Memphis, TN D+68
- Westwood, Los Angeles, CA D+50
- Oxford Circle, Philadelphia, PA D+41
- Rogers Park, Chicago, IL D+75
- Central East Denver, Denver, CO D+62
- Yorkville, Manhattan, NY D+59
- West Columbus Interim, Hilliard, OH D+9
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.