The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Greenpoint. 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
Greenpoint tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Greenpoint has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Greenpoint leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Greenpoint, 66.42% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Greenpoint women make up 48.87% 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 Greenpoint is 33.8, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Greenpoint a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Greenpoint, 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
- Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Sunnyside, Long Island City, NY: more liberal voters
- East Village, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Gramercy, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Lower East Side, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Murray Hill, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Maspeth, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- North Sutton Area, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Little Italy, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Ridgewood, New York, NY: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA: more conservative voters
- Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Outer Mission, San Francisco, CA: more liberal voters
- Active Bethel, Eugene, OR: more conservative voters
- Parkside, San Francisco, CA: more liberal voters
- Westerleigh-Castleton, Staten Island, NY: more conservative voters
- South Reno, Reno, NV: more conservative voters
- Reynolds Corners, Toledo, OH: more conservative voters
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