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Whitestone-Beechhurst, 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 Whitestone-BeechhurstThe boundary of Whitestone-Beechhurst, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (R+27.1).Whitestone-Beechhurst · R+27.1
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

HarrisDemocratic36.0%3,957TrumpRepublican63.0%6,935OtherAll other candidates1.0%109
R+27.1
Lead
2,978
Total
11,001
vs nation
R+25.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic43.6%5,215TrumpRepublican55.3%6,608OtherAll other candidates1.1%126
R+11.7
Lead
1,393
Total
11,949
vs nation
R+16.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.2%4,507TrumpRepublican51.9%5,180OtherAll other candidates2.9%287
R+6.7
Lead
673
Total
9,974
vs nation
R+8.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic54.3%3,909RomneyRepublican45.7%3,289OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+8.6
Lead
620
Total
7,198
vs nation
D+4.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic51.8%5,082McCainRepublican47.3%4,639OtherAll other candidates0.8%83
D+4.5
Lead
443
Total
9,804
vs nation
R+2.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic47.5%4,581BushRepublican51.6%4,975OtherAll other candidates0.9%88
R+4.1
Lead
394
Total
9,644
vs nation
R+1.6
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+27.1MIT Election Lab
Population
28,4082020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
15,045 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
1.9 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
58.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
1.0%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
15.5%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+8.6 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+27.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Gravesend (South), NY · twin score 83.1

presidential history

Party record book

Whitestone-Beechhurst, 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

54.3%

3,909 votes · D+8.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 51.8%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

63.0%

6,935 votes · R+27.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 55.3%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

5,215votes

43.6% of the vote · R+11.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 5,082 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

6,935votes

63.0% of the vote · R+27.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 6,608 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

+4.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+8.6 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · −1.6 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

+25.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+27.1 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +16.1 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Whitestone-Beechhurst, 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

Whitestone-Beechhurst voted Republican by 27.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 23.0 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.

Whitestone-Beechhurst: Republican by 27.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
28,408 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Republican by 27.1 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.

Gravesend (South)
New York
83.1twin score
Similarity 0.83
Kew Gardens Hills
New York
78.2twin score
Similarity 0.78
Middle Village
New York
77.0twin score
Similarity 0.77

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 Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York voted Republican by 27.1 points (R+27.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,001 votes cast, 3,957 went Democratic and 6,935 went Republican.
When did Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York?
Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York has a population of 28,408 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York?
Median household income in Whitestone-Beechhurst, 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 Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Whitestone-Beechhurst, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.