Spuyten Duyvil leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Spuyten Duyvil typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spuyten Duyvil, ~48% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spuyten Duyvil compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Spuyten Duyvil leans more Democratic than 31 of 42 neighbors.
Spuyten Duyvil runs about 37 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Spuyten Duyvil. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Spuyten Duyvil 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 Spuyten Duyvil, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Spuyten Duyvil hold a bachelor's degree, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Spuyten Duyvil looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Spuyten Duyvil 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Kings Bridge, Bronx, NY D+31
- Inwood, Manhattan, NY D+47
- Riverdale, Bronx, NY D+36
- University Heights, Bronx, NY D+31
- Bedford Park, Bronx, NY D+33
- Fordham, Bronx, NY D+36
- Morris Heights, Bronx, NY D+43
- Belmont, Bronx, NY D+43
- Woodlawn, Bronx, NY D+26
- Tremont, Bronx, NY D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Englewood, Chicago, IL D+80
- Stone Oak, San Antonio, TX Even
- North City, San Diego, CA D+24
- South Land Park, Sacramento, CA D+42
- Ballston-Virginia Square, Arlington, VA D+58
- Grove Park, Atlanta, GA D+85
- Pleasant Valley, Portland, OR D+21
- Sunrise Golf Village East, Sunrise, FL D+52
- Joaquin, Provo, UT R+9
- Thomas-Dale, St. Paul, MN D+53
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.