Crown Heights, NY is a vibrant and diverse neighborhood located in the borough of Brooklyn. It is home to a large immigrant population, with people from various backgrounds contributing to the culture of the area. Politically, Crown Heights is part of New York City's 12th District, which is represented by Assembly Member Tremaine Wright, as well as City Council Member Laurie Cumbo. The current mayor of New York City is Bill de Blasio. Both local representatives are committed to providing services and resources for their constituents in an effort to improve the quality of life for residents in Crown Heights. They have worked together closely on issues such as education reform, housing rights, public transportation accessibility, and crime reduction efforts. In addition, they strive to create opportunities that empower individuals and families living in Crown Heights through job initiatives and community building activities. With the help of these representatives and local organizations working towards shared goals, Crown Heights has seen significant progress in recent years.
The political climate in Crown Heights, NY is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crown Heights, NY is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat 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.
Crown Heights, New York: r r 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 Crown Heights, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,819 contributions totaling $1,126,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $619 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 268 contributions totaling $46,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)