North Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Sutton Area

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

North Sutton Area is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 67% of adults in North Sutton Area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Sutton Area, ~51% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Sutton Area compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Sutton Area leans more Democratic than 15 of 47 neighbors.

North Sutton Area runs about 42 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in North Sutton Area live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and North Sutton Area sits in the top quarter (about 84%, above 98% of neighborhoods).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; North Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in North Sutton Area looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Sutton Area 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in North Sutton Area have completed high school, above 89% of neighborhoods. 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.