Sparrow Bush, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sparrow Bush

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

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

 

About 74% of adults in Sparrow Bush typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sparrow Bush, ~24% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sparrow Bush compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sparrow Bush leans more Republican than 98 of 120 neighbors.

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

Why Sparrow Bush leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sparrow Bush, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Sparrow Bush drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Sparrow Bush runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sparrow Bush, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Sparrow Bush looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sparrow Bush is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.