South Ozone Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 39% of adults in South Ozone Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Ozone Park, ~25% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Ozone Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Ozone Park leans more Democratic than 10 of 22 neighbors.
South Ozone Park runs about 18 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within South Ozone Park. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 36 points.
Why South Ozone 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 South Ozone Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in South Ozone Park 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; South Ozone Park, Queens, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in South Ozone Park looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in South Ozone Park have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Richmond Hill, Queens, NY D+18
- Ozone Park, Queens, NY D+11
- Howard Beach, Queens, NY R+29
- Locust Manor, Queens, NY D+75
- Rochdale Village, Queens, NY D+83
- Woodhaven, Queens, NY D+9
- Jamaica, Queens, NY D+36
- Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY D+78
- Kew Ggardens, Queens, NY D+9
- East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY D+58
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA D+49
- Mission Bay, San Diego, CA D+21
- Montello, Brockton, MA D+44
- Valley High-North Laguna, Sacramento, CA D+33
- Northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Even
- Sunnyvale West, Sunnyvale, CA D+37
- Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei, HI D+8
- Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN D+69
- Allapattah, Miami, FL R+6
- Country Club, Bronx, NY D+66
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.