St Albans is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 48% of adults in St Albans typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St Albans, ~43% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St Albans compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, St Albans leans more Democratic than 17 of 21 neighbors.
St Albans runs about 65 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within St Albans. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+60), a spread of about 22 points.
Why St Albans 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 St Albans, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in St Albans is about 1%, about 71 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; St Albans, Queens, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in St Albans looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in St Albans have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Omaha, Omaha, NE D+3
- Edgewater, Chicago, IL D+71
- Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY D+65
- Western Hills Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX D+7
- El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA D+43
- East Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+19
- Country Club, Bronx, NY D+66
- Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, CA D+56
- Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN D+69
- Northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Even
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.