Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Ocean Hill

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

Ocean Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.

 

About 43% of adults in Ocean Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocean Hill, ~39% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Ocean Hill compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ocean Hill leans more Democratic than 40 of 44 neighbors.

Ocean Hill runs about 67 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Ocean Hill. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+73), a spread of about 10 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Ocean Hill 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 56% of adults in Ocean Hill have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Ocean Hill looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 78% of households in Ocean Hill rent, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Ocean Hill report food insecurity, above 90% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Ocean Hill sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.