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

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

Woodside leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 39% of adults in Woodside typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodside, ~22% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Woodside compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodside leans more Democratic than 12 of 42 neighbors.

Politically, Woodside sits close to the rest of New York.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodside. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+20) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+6), a spread of about 13 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Woodside live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

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

Renters vote less often than owners. About 74% of households in Woodside rent, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 14% of homes in Woodside have more than one occupant per room, above 95% 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.