North Side is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 58% of adults in North Side typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Side, ~47% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Side compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Side leans more Democratic than 21 of 25 neighbors.
North Side runs about 49 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Side. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 27 points.
Why North Side 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 North Side, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in North Side live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; North Side, Mount Vernon, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Side looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in North Side 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
- South Side, Mount Vernon, NY D+75
- Southeast Yonkers, Yonkers, NY D+11
- Lawrence Park, Bronxville, NY D+22
- Lincoln Park, Yonkers, NY D+6
- Cedar Knolls, Bronxville, NY D+26
- Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY D+73
- Woodlawn, Bronx, NY D+26
- Bryn Mawr, Yonkers, NY D+6
- Eastchester, Bronx, NY D+63
- Nodine Hill, Yonkers, NY D+34
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Laurelton, Queens, NY D+82
- Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY D+62
- Deanwood, Washington, DC D+86
- Ashburn, Chicago, IL D+56
- Southwest Arlington, Arlington, TX R+5
- Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY D+5
- Mililani Waipio Melemanu, Mililani, HI D+17
- Olney, Philadelphia, PA D+68
- Somerton, Philadelphia, PA R+15
- Active Bethel, Eugene, OR D+8
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.