Yorkville, Manhattan, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Yorkville

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

Yorkville is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in Yorkville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yorkville, ~36% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Yorkville compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Yorkville leans more Democratic than 24 of 40 neighbors.

Yorkville runs about 47 points more Democratic than New York as a whole.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Yorkville 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 54% of adults in Yorkville have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

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

Renters vote less often than owners. About 90% of households in Yorkville rent, about 65 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Yorkville report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Yorkville sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.