Sunnyside, Queens, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sunnyside

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

Sunnyside leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in Sunnyside typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunnyside, ~31% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sunnyside compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sunnyside leans more Democratic than 14 of 47 neighbors.

Sunnyside runs about 23 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Sunnyside. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 14 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Sunnyside live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Sunnyside have never been married, above 75% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Sunnyside, 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 Sunnyside looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 82% of households in Sunnyside rent, about 57 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 10% of homes in Sunnyside have more than one occupant per room, above 91% 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.