Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sheepshead Bay

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

Sheepshead Bay leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in Sheepshead Bay typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sheepshead Bay, ~16% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sheepshead Bay compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sheepshead Bay leans more Republican than 17 of 20 neighbors.

Sheepshead Bay runs about 46 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sheepshead Bay is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Sheepshead Bay. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 17 points.

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

Sheepshead Bay votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sheepshead Bay runs about 46 points more Republican.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Sheepshead Bay looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 20% of homes in Sheepshead Bay have more than one occupant per room, above 98% 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.