Richmondtown, Staten Island, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Richmondtown

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

Richmondtown leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Richmondtown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richmondtown, ~18% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Richmondtown compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Richmondtown leans more Republican than 15 of 23 neighbors.

Richmondtown runs about 54 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Richmondtown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Richmondtown. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 36 points.

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

Richmondtown votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Richmondtown runs about 54 points more Republican.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Richmondtown, Staten Island, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Richmondtown looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Richmondtown have more than one occupant per room, above 85% 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.