The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around South Bronx. 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
South Bronx tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, South Bronx has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, South Bronx leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In South Bronx, 14.40% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in South Bronx women make up 53.72% 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 South Bronx is 31.8, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is South Bronx a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in South Bronx, 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
- Highbridge, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Hunts Point, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Mott Haven, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Tremont, Bronx, NY: more conservative voters
- Morris Heights, Bronx, NY: more conservative voters
- Soundview, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Washington Heights, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Fordham, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Harlem, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- University Heights, Bronx, NY: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Upper West Side, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Bellaire, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV: more conservative voters
- Upper East Side, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- North Mountain, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
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