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Brighton Beach, 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 Brighton BeachThe boundary of Brighton Beach, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (R+46.4).Brighton Beach · R+46.4
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

HarrisDemocratic25.9%1,886TrumpRepublican72.3%5,257OtherAll other candidates1.8%129
R+46.4
Lead
3,371
Total
7,272
vs nation
R+44.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic33.6%2,881TrumpRepublican65.5%5,625OtherAll other candidates0.9%77
R+32.0
Lead
2,744
Total
8,583
vs nation
R+36.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic38.4%2,699TrumpRepublican58.9%4,139OtherAll other candidates2.6%185
R+20.5
Lead
1,440
Total
7,023
vs nation
R+22.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic39.5%1,865RomneyRepublican60.5%2,853OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
R+20.9
Lead
988
Total
4,718
vs nation
R+24.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic38.2%2,526McCainRepublican61.0%4,035OtherAll other candidates0.9%57
R+22.8
Lead
1,509
Total
6,618
vs nation
R+30.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic32.4%2,159BushRepublican66.7%4,447OtherAll other candidates1.0%66
R+34.3
Lead
2,288
Total
6,672
vs nation
R+31.8
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
R+46.4MIT Election Lab
Population
33,5682020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
68,993 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
0.5 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
65.6%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
1.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
13.5%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Republican margin
R+46.4 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar
New Dorp-Midland Beach, NY · twin score 86.4

presidential history

Party record book

Brighton Beach, 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

39.5%

1,865 votes · R+20.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 38.4%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

72.3%

5,257 votes · R+46.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 66.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

2,881votes

33.6% of the vote · R+32.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 2,699 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

5,625votes

65.5% of the vote · R+32.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 5,257 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

Hillary Clinton2016

−22.6pts D vs U.S.

Place R+20.5 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · −24.8 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

+44.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+46.4 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +36.4 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Brighton Beach, 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

Brighton Beach voted Republican by 46.4 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 12.1 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.

Brighton Beach: Republican by 46.4 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
33,568 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Republican by 46.4 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.

New Dorp-Midland Beach
New York
86.4twin score
Similarity 0.86
Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights
New York
82.4twin score
Similarity 0.82
Westerleigh-Castleton Corners
New York
80.7twin score
Similarity 0.81

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 Brighton Beach, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brighton Beach, New York voted Republican by 46.4 points (R+46.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,272 votes cast, 1,886 went Democratic and 5,257 went Republican.
How many people live in Brighton Beach, New York?
Brighton Beach, New York has a population of 33,568 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brighton Beach, New York?
Median household income in Brighton Beach, 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 Brighton Beach, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Brighton Beach, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.