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

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

Richmond Hill leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 35% of adults in Richmond Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richmond Hill, ~21% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Richmond Hill compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Richmond Hill leans more Democratic than 13 of 30 neighbors.

Richmond Hill runs about 6 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Richmond Hill. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 20 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Richmond Hill 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; Richmond Hill, Queens, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Richmond Hill looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 14% of homes in Richmond Hill have more than one occupant per room, above 95% 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.