Tottenville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Tottenville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tottenville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tottenville compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Tottenville is the most Republican-leaning.
Tottenville runs about 74 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Tottenville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Tottenville. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Tottenville 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 Tottenville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tottenville votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Tottenville runs about 74 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Tottenville are family households, above 81% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tottenville, Staten Island, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Tottenville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tottenville 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 85% of households in Tottenville own their home, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Charleston, Staten Island, NY R+51
- Prince's Bay, Staten Island, NY R+56
- Woodrow, Staten Island, NY R+58
- Rossville, Staten Island, NY R+57
- Huguenot, Staten Island, NY R+60
- Annandale-on-Hudson, Staten Island, NY R+55
- Presidents Park, Parlin, NJ R+10
- Bridgeton, Woodbridge, NJ D+4
- La Mer, Parlin, NJ D+15
- Arden Heights, Staten Island, NY R+47
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Columbia City, Seattle, WA D+71
- South Side, Columbus, OH D+50
- Midvale Park, Tucson, AZ D+35
- Van Nest, Bronx, NY D+19
- Chambersburg, Trenton, NJ D+39
- Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+53
- Whittier, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- South Lowell, Lowell, MA D+19
- salisbury, Allentown, PA R+2
- Winter Gardens, Lakeside, CA R+20
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.