North Merrick, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Merrick

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

North Merrick leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in North Merrick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Merrick, ~33% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Merrick compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Merrick leans more Republican than 155 of 201 neighbors.

North Merrick runs about 31 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while North Merrick is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Merrick. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 15 points.

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

North Merrick votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far 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 82% of households in North Merrick are family households, above 94% of cities. North Merrick 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; North Merrick, 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 North Merrick looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Merrick 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in North Merrick own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.