The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Bushwick. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Bushwick tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Bushwick has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Bushwick leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Bushwick, 27.94% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Bushwick women make up 50.37% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Bushwick is 31.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Bushwick a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Bushwick, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ridgewood, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Glendale, Ridgewood, NY: more liberal voters
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Maspeth, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Middle Village, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
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- South Side, Corpus Christi, TX: more conservative voters
- West San Jose, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- East San Jose, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Southwest Dallas, Dallas, TX: more conservative voters
- Forest Hills, New York, NY: more liberal voters
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