Sunset Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Sunset Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunset Park, ~17% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunset Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sunset Park leans more Democratic than 12 of 35 neighbors.
Politically, Sunset Park sits close to the rest of New York.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sunset Park. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Sunset Park is about 11%, about 62 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY sits in the bottom 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 Sunset Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sunset Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 20 points below the New York average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Sunset Park rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Sunset Park report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY R+33
- Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY D+62
- Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY R+20
- Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY D+9
- Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY D+62
- Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+69
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY R+22
- Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY D+74
- Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+84
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East San Jose, San Jose, CA D+27
- Eastside, Fort Worth, TX D+30
- Bullard, Fresno, CA D+4
- Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY D+70
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Central, El Paso, TX D+26
- East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN D+37
- North, Houston, TX D+26
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY D+73
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.