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Sunset Park (Central), 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 Sunset Park (Central)The boundary of Sunset Park (Central), filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+18.5).Sunset Park (Central) · D+18.5
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

HarrisDemocratic57.9%4,380TrumpRepublican39.4%2,978OtherAll other candidates2.7%206
D+18.5
Lead
1,402
Total
7,564
vs nation
D+20.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic75.0%6,253TrumpRepublican23.6%1,969OtherAll other candidates1.4%115
D+51.4
Lead
4,284
Total
8,337
vs nation
D+46.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic79.6%6,077TrumpRepublican16.8%1,283OtherAll other candidates3.6%277
D+62.8
Lead
4,794
Total
7,637
vs nation
D+60.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic86.3%5,626RomneyRepublican13.7%894OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+72.6
Lead
4,732
Total
6,520
vs nation
D+68.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic79.5%5,796McCainRepublican19.8%1,440OtherAll other candidates0.8%55
D+59.7
Lead
4,356
Total
7,291
vs nation
D+52.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic75.0%4,943BushRepublican24.1%1,589OtherAll other candidates0.9%59
D+50.9
Lead
3,354
Total
6,591
vs nation
D+53.3
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+18.5MIT Election Lab
Population
55,6062020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
82,659 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
0.7 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
11.0%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
1.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
32.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+72.6 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Woodside, NY · twin score 73.4

presidential history

Party record book

Sunset Park (Central), 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

86.3%

5,626 votes · D+72.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 79.6%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

39.4%

2,978 votes · D+18.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 24.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

6,253votes

75.0% of the vote · D+51.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 6,077 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

2,978votes

39.4% of the vote · D+18.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,969 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

+68.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+72.6 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +60.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−20.0pts R vs U.S.

Place D+18.5 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −46.9 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Sunset Park (Central), 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

Sunset Park (Central) voted Democratic by 18.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 32.4 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.

Sunset Park (Central): Democratic by 18.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
55,606 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 18.5 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.

Woodside
New York
73.4twin score
Similarity 0.73
Chinatown-Two Bridges
New York
72.5twin score
Similarity 0.73
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
New York
71.7twin score
Similarity 0.72

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 Sunset Park (Central), New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sunset Park (Central), New York voted Democratic by 18.5 points (D+18.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,564 votes cast, 4,380 went Democratic and 2,978 went Republican.
How many people live in Sunset Park (Central), New York?
Sunset Park (Central), New York has a population of 55,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sunset Park (Central), New York?
Median household income in Sunset Park (Central), 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 Sunset Park (Central), New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sunset Park (Central), New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.