The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Fort Green. 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
Fort Green tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Fort Green has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Fort Green leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Fort Green, 55.20% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Fort Green women make up 53.58% 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 Fort Green is 34.2, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Fort Green a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Fort Green, 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
- Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Lower East Side, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Southwestern Denver, Denver, CO: more conservative voters
- Northland, Columbus, OH: more conservative voters
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ: more conservative voters
- Southwest, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Anacostia, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
- Sugarland, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Astoria, New York, NY: more liberal voters
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