Quaker Street, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Quaker Street

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

Quaker Street leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 82% of adults in Quaker Street typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Quaker Street, ~32% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Quaker Street compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Quaker Street leans more Republican than 61 of 142 neighbors.

Quaker Street runs about 35 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Quaker Street is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Quaker Street. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Quaker Street 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 Quaker Street, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Quaker Street votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Quaker Street runs about 35 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Quaker Street are family households, above 75% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Quaker Street, NY sits in the bottom quarter 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 Quaker Street looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Quaker Street 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Quaker Street own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Quaker Street have completed high school, above 90% of cities. 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.