[5] They owned large portions of property (including farms) now located within modern-day Great Neck Gardens.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.

[2][9] As of June 2021, Great Neck Gardens is represented on the Town Board by Veronica Lurvey, and is located in its 4th Council District.

[9][13] Great Neck Gardens is located in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of September 2021 is represented in the United States Congress by Tom Suozzi (D–Glen Cove).

[9][14] Like the rest of New York, Great Neck Gardens is represented in the United States Senate by Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D).

[15] In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Great Neck Gardens voters voted for Hillary Clinton (D).