Brooklyn, NY is a unique political landscape that encompasses a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds. While there are no current local political candidates, the politics of Brooklyn has had an important influence on New York City and the country as a whole. The borough has elected some of the most progressive politicians in America, including former President Barack Obama, who was a U.S. Senator representing New York in his previous role before becoming President. Brooklyn's contributions to national politics have been significant in recent years, with many of its representatives taking part in debates about important issues such as immigration reform and healthcare access. Its diverse population has enabled it to become a major hub for activism and social justice initiatives throughout the state and even beyond its borders. As we look towards the future of Brooklyn's political landscape, it is clear that this area will continue to be an influential force in the shaping of our nation's political landscape.
The political climate in Brooklyn, NY is very liberal.
Kings County, NY is very liberal. In Kings County, NY 76.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kings (Brooklyn) county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.8% to 22.1%.
Kings (Brooklyn) county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brooklyn, NY is very liberal.
Kings County, New York 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.
Brooklyn, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Brooklyn, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201,638 contributions totaling $31,747,111 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,055 contributions totaling $3,259,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)