The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Sunnyside. 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
Sunnyside tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Sunnyside has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Sunnyside leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Sunnyside, 49.31% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Sunnyside women make up 48.38% 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 Sunnyside is 37.1, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Sunnyside a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Sunnyside, 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
- Astoria, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Roosevelt Island, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Woodside, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- North Sutton Area, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Maspeth, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Murray Hill, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Upper East Side, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Gramercy, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Midtown, New York, NY: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Pottage Park, Chicago, IL: more conservative voters
- Pacoima, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Midtown, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Estrella, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- Enterprise, Las Vegas, NV: more conservative voters
- Oxford Circle, Philadelphia, PA: more liberal voters
- Coral Way, Miami, FL: more conservative voters
- Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Central East Denver, Denver, CO: more conservative voters
- Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
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