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Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, NY

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

20042024 · D minus R
Full record · 20042024
2024 presidential vote for Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum HillThe boundary of Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+81.5).Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill · 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

HarrisDemocratic89.6%16,474TrumpRepublican8.0%1,480OtherAll other candidates2.4%434
D+81.5
Lead
14,994
Total
18,388
vs nation
D+83.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic93.2%15,923TrumpRepublican5.3%911OtherAll other candidates1.4%246
D+87.9
Lead
15,012
Total
17,080
vs nation
D+83.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic92.2%12,943TrumpRepublican4.0%559OtherAll other candidates3.8%535
D+88.2
Lead
12,384
Total
14,037
vs nation
D+86.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic93.1%11,668RomneyRepublican6.9%862OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+86.2
Lead
10,806
Total
12,530
vs nation
D+82.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic93.1%9,927McCainRepublican5.9%634OtherAll other candidates0.9%97
D+87.2
Lead
9,293
Total
10,658
vs nation
D+79.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic91.2%8,471BushRepublican7.5%697OtherAll other candidates1.3%119
D+83.7
Lead
7,774
Total
9,287
vs nation
D+86.2
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
40,9482020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
48,103 / 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
49.5%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
15.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
13.6%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+88.2 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Morningside Heights, NY · twin score 89.2

presidential history

Party record book

Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, 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

93.2%

15,923 votes · D+87.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 93.1%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

8.0%

1,480 votes · D+81.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 7.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

16,474votes

89.6% of the vote · D+81.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 15,923 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

1,480votes

8.0% of the vote · D+81.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 911 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

John Kerry2004

+86.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+83.7 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +86.1 pts

Republican

John McCain2008

−79.9pts R vs U.S.

Place D+87.2 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · −82.4 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, 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

Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill voted Democratic by 81.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 2.2 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.

Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill: Democratic by 81.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
40,948 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 81.5 points (2024) · Akashic block-disaggregated presidential model

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

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 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, New York voted Democratic by 81.5 points (D+81.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,388 votes cast, 16,474 went Democratic and 1,480 went Republican.
How many people live in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, New York?
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, New York has a population of 40,948 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, New York?
Median household income in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, 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 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.