The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around East Brooklyn. 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
East Brooklyn tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, East Brooklyn has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, East Brooklyn leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In East Brooklyn, 14.30% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in East Brooklyn women make up 54.72% 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 East Brooklyn is 34.1, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is East Brooklyn a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in East Brooklyn, 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
- Lindenwood, Howard Beach, NY: more conservative voters
- Ozone Park, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Howard Beach, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Glendale, Ridgewood, NY: more liberal voters
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Woodhaven-Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, NY: more liberal voters
- Old Howard Beach, Howard Beach, NY: more conservative voters
- Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Ridgewood, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Jamaica, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Southeast Dallas, Dallas, TX: more conservative voters
- West Houston, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Camelback East, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Harlem, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- East Side, El Paso, TX: more conservative voters
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Pasadina, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
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