Mlk Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Mlk Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mlk Park, ~44% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mlk Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mlk Park leans more Democratic than 31 of 36 neighbors.
Mlk Park runs about 66 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Why Mlk Park 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 Mlk Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mlk Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Mlk Park have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mlk Park, Buffalo, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mlk Park looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 44% of adults in Mlk Park report food insecurity, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Mlk Park have completed high school, below 87% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Mlk Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bradford Park, Springfield, MO R+3
- Tymber Skan on the Lake, Orlando, FL D+43
- Mountain View, Vancouver, WA D+18
- Fruitvale, Bakersfield, CA R+34
- Sherwood Forest, Charlotte, NC D+3
- Woodburn, Morgantown, WV D+31
- Sunset, Pueblo, CO D+4
- Chollas View, San Diego, CA D+37
- Linwood, Fort Lee, NJ D+22
- Southside University, St. Cloud, MN D+29
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.