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

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

Shore Acres leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Shore Acres typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shore Acres, ~24% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Shore Acres compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Shore Acres leans more Republican than 10 of 20 neighbors.

Shore Acres runs about 29 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Shore Acres is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Shore Acres. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 32 points.

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

Shore Acres votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Shore Acres runs about 29 points more Republican.

Population density and Democratic lean

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

Why turnout in Shore Acres looks the way it does

Turnout in Shore Acres sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.