The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Flatbush-Ditmas Park. 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
Flatbush-Ditmas Park tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Flatbush-Ditmas Park has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Flatbush-Ditmas Park leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Flatbush-Ditmas Park, 33.56% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Flatbush-Ditmas Park women make up 57.25% 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 Flatbush-Ditmas Park is 33.2, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Flatbush-Ditmas Park a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Flatbush-Ditmas Park, 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
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Brookline Village, Brookline, MA: more conservative voters
- Palmetto Estates, Miami, FL: more conservative voters
- Terrace, San Bernardino, CA: more conservative voters
- Merle Hay, Des Moines, IA: more conservative voters
- Brick Church Bellshire, Nashville, TN: more conservative voters
- Whitney Ranch, Henderson, NV: more conservative voters
- Airport, Riverside, CA: more conservative voters
- Fells Point, Baltimore, MD: more conservative voters
- West University Heights, San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
- Heritage District, Sunnyvale, CA: more conservative voters
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