The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Coney Island. 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
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Coney Island tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Coney Island has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Coney Island leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Coney Island, 32.01% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Coney Island women make up 55.84% 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 Coney Island is 49.9, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Coney Island a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Coney Island, 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
- Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Shore Acres, Staten Island, NY: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Suitland-Silver Hill, Suitland, MD: more liberal voters
- Springlake-University Terrace, Shreveport, LA: more conservative voters
- Battle Creek, St. Paul, MN: more conservative voters
- Hermosa, Chicago, IL: more liberal voters
- Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD: more liberal voters
- University, Riverside, CA: more conservative voters
- Liliha-Kapalama, Honolulu, HI: more conservative voters
- Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA: more liberal voters
- Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA: more liberal voters
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