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Bedford Park, NY

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

2004–2024 · D minus R
Full record · 2004 → 2024
2024 presidential vote for Bedford ParkThe boundary of Bedford Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+38.6).Bedford Park · D+38.6
2024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The boundary is the New York City 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas. Results for 2004–2024 are modeled from precinct returns assigned through 2020 Census blocks, not certified neighborhood returns.

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on Census boundaries

HarrisDemocratic68.8%8,448TrumpRepublican30.1%3,704OtherAll other candidates1.1%134
D+38.6
Lead
4,744
Total
12,286
vs nation
D+40.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic83.7%12,706TrumpRepublican15.5%2,356OtherAll other candidates0.8%118
D+68.2
Lead
10,350
Total
15,180
vs nation
D+63.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic90.4%11,263TrumpRepublican7.4%917OtherAll other candidates2.3%285
D+83.0
Lead
10,346
Total
12,465
vs nation
D+80.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic93.8%9,880RomneyRepublican6.2%654OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+87.6
Lead
9,226
Total
10,534
vs nation
D+83.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic90.4%11,519McCainRepublican9.1%1,163OtherAll other candidates0.4%57
D+81.3
Lead
10,356
Total
12,739
vs nation
D+74.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic85.4%9,669BushRepublican14.0%1,581OtherAll other candidates0.6%66
D+71.5
Lead
8,088
Total
11,316
vs nation
D+73.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Modeled estimate from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal pointRelative-to-nation = Place margin minus national margin for the same office and year.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+38.6MIT Election Lab
Population
55,5212020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
63,038 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
0.9 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
11.2%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
22.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
68.2%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+87.6 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
University Heights (North)-Fordham, NY · twin score 86.6

presidential history

Party record book

Bedford Park, NY · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles

Highest vote share

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2012

93.8%

9,880 votes · D+87.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 90.4%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

30.1%

3,704 votes · D+38.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 15.5%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

12,706votes

83.7% of the vote · D+68.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 11,519 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,704votes

30.1% of the vote · D+38.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,356 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Barack Obama2012

+83.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+87.6 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +80.9 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−40.1pts R vs U.S.

Place D+38.6 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −63.7 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Bedford Park, NY, 2004–2024. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024); national margins from the same series.Vote share is the nominee’s votes over the candidate-vote total; “relative to the U.S.” subtracts the national margin from this Place’s margin (reversed for the Republican side, so the two are exactly symmetric). Ranking uses full precision and an exact tie goes to the more recent cycle.At least one record above sits on a modeled cycle — precinct returns allocated to this boundary, marked in place and estimated rather than certified.

What the record shows

Bedford Park voted Democratic by 38.6 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 32.9 points toward Republicans or Democrats in net terms—specifically Republican—between 2004 and 2024.

The boundary is the city-sourced Neighborhood Tabulation Area system (2020 / DCP release 26b). Election totals are estimated from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal point. Detailed age, income, poverty, education, and language panels use the parent city's 2024 ACS profile as context; population and headline race figures use 2020 Census blocks inside this boundary.

Bedford Park: Democratic by 38.6 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
55,521 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 38.6 points (2024) · Akashic block-disaggregated presidential model
Political twins — neighborhoods

The neighborhoods whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

University Heights (North)-Fordham
New York
86.6twin score
Similarity 0.87
Cypress Hills
New York
86.5twin score
Similarity 0.87
Mount Eden-Claremont (West)
New York
83.7twin score
Similarity 0.84

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bedford Park, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bedford Park, New York voted Democratic by 38.6 points (D+38.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,286 votes cast, 8,448 went Democratic and 3,704 went Republican.
How many people live in Bedford Park, New York?
Bedford Park, New York has a population of 55,521 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bedford Park, New York?
Median household income in Bedford Park, New York is $80,483 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Bedford Park, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bedford Park, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.