Malba, Queens, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Malba

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

Malba leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Malba typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Malba, ~20% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Malba compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Malba leans more Republican than 27 of 29 neighbors.

Malba runs about 32 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Malba is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Malba. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Malba 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 Malba, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Malba votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Malba runs about 32 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Malba are family households, above 81% of neighborhoods.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Malba, Queens, NY does.

Why turnout in Malba looks the way it does

Turnout in Malba sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.