Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Springfield Gardens

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

Springfield Gardens is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in Springfield Gardens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Springfield Gardens, ~42% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Springfield Gardens compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Springfield Gardens leans more Democratic than 14 of 17 neighbors.

Springfield Gardens runs about 66 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Why Springfield Gardens 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 Springfield Gardens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Springfield Gardens have never been married, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 29%.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Springfield Gardens looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Springfield Gardens have more than one occupant per room, above 80% 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.