Queens, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Queens

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

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

 

About 44% of adults in Queens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Queens, ~27% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Queens compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Queens leans more Democratic than 219 of 288 neighbors.

Queens runs about 10 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Queens. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+69) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 72 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Queens live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Queens sits in the top quarter (about 35%, above 82% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Queens have never been married, above 92% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Queens, 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 Queens looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 55% of households in Queens rent, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Queens report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.