Queens, New York is located in Queens County. It is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world and home to over 2.3 million people—making it the second-most populous county in New York State. The politics of Queens reflects its diversity, with a wide range of political ideologies represented. In recent years, the Democratic party has held a majority of elected offices at both local and state levels. Local politicians advocate for issues specific to the borough such as housing, education, transportation, healthcare, and immigration reform, among others. Queens residents are also active participants in local elections, with voter turnout at or above the city average for most elections since 2000. The city’s political landscape is constantly changing as new candidates from different backgrounds and perspectives are elected to office and seek to represent their constituents in meaningful ways. With a mix of progressive policies and conservative values embraced by candidates from all parties, Queens’ vibrant political atmosphere provides an example of how diverse opinions can work together for the benefit of all citizens.
The political climate in Queens County, NY is very liberal.
In Queens County, NY 72.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Queens county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.0% to 26.9%.
Queens county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Queens County, NY is very liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New York is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Queens, New York: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Queens County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87,772 contributions totaling $10,468,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,496 contributions totaling $2,665,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)