Riverside Park leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Riverside Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riverside Park, ~21% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riverside Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Riverside Park leans more Democratic than 1 of 24 neighbors.
Riverside Park runs about 8 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Riverside Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+27) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Riverside Park 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 Riverside Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in Riverside Park have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 43%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Riverside Park looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 73% of adults in Riverside Park have completed high school, about 17 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Riverside Park sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Riverside Park report food insecurity, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Tennyson-Alquire, Hayward, CA D+35
- Jacksonville Heights, Jacksonville, FL D+30
- Longfellow, Iowa City, IA D+48
- Somerset, Bellevue, WA D+46
- North Central San Francisco, San Mateo, CA D+50
- Haddington, Philadelphia, PA D+89
- North Clairemont, San Diego, CA D+25
- Cascade, Anderson, CA R+33
- Silver Lake, Providence, RI D+24
- Washington Manor-Bonaire, San Leandro, CA D+28
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.