The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Park Slope. 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
Park Slope tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Park Slope has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Park Slope leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Park Slope, 77.77% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Park Slope women make up 52.72% 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 Park Slope is 37.0, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Park Slope a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Park Slope, 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
- Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Valley, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Lower East Side, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Flushing, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Ahwatukee, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Cambrian Park, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Reseda, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA: more conservative voters
- Northwest, Columbus, OH: more conservative voters
- North, Raleigh, NC: more conservative voters
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