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Brooklyn Heights, NY

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

2004–2024 · D minus R
Full record · 2004 → 2024
2024 presidential vote for Brooklyn HeightsThe boundary of Brooklyn Heights, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+81.5).Brooklyn Heights · D+81.5
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

HarrisDemocratic89.7%12,118TrumpRepublican8.2%1,107OtherAll other candidates2.1%283
D+81.5
Lead
11,011
Total
13,508
vs nation
D+83.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic91.9%12,441TrumpRepublican6.7%900OtherAll other candidates1.4%192
D+85.3
Lead
11,541
Total
13,533
vs nation
D+80.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic89.3%11,117TrumpRepublican6.5%807OtherAll other candidates4.2%520
D+82.9
Lead
10,310
Total
12,444
vs nation
D+80.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic87.7%8,566RomneyRepublican12.3%1,199OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+75.4
Lead
7,367
Total
9,765
vs nation
D+71.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic88.2%10,170McCainRepublican10.8%1,244OtherAll other candidates1.0%117
D+77.4
Lead
8,926
Total
11,531
vs nation
D+70.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic85.1%8,674BushRepublican13.5%1,373OtherAll other candidates1.4%147
D+71.6
Lead
7,301
Total
10,194
vs nation
D+74.1
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+81.5MIT Election Lab
Population
25,0922020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
70,078 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
0.4 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
75.2%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
3.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
7.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+85.3 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Greenwich Village, NY · twin score 84.7

presidential history

Party record book

Brooklyn Heights, 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

Joe Biden2020

91.9%

12,441 votes · D+85.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 89.7%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

13.5%

1,373 votes · D+71.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 12.3%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

12,441votes

91.9% of the vote · D+85.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 12,118 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

1,373votes

13.5% of the vote · D+71.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 1,244 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

Kamala Harris2024

+83.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+81.5 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +80.8 pts

Republican

John McCain2008

−70.1pts R vs U.S.

Place D+77.4 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · −71.6 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Brooklyn Heights, 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

Brooklyn Heights voted Democratic by 81.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 9.9 points toward Republicans or Democrats in net terms—specifically Democratic—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.

Brooklyn Heights: Democratic by 81.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
25,092 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 81.5 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.

Greenwich Village
New York
84.7twin score
Similarity 0.85
West Village
New York
81.8twin score
Similarity 0.82
Windsor Terrace-South Slope
New York
81.6twin score
Similarity 0.82

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 Brooklyn Heights, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brooklyn Heights, New York voted Democratic by 81.5 points (D+81.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,508 votes cast, 12,118 went Democratic and 1,107 went Republican.
How many people live in Brooklyn Heights, New York?
Brooklyn Heights, New York has a population of 25,092 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brooklyn Heights, New York?
Median household income in Brooklyn Heights, 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 Brooklyn Heights, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Brooklyn Heights, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.