The politics of Queens, NY are vibrant and dynamic. The borough is home to many diverse communities and neighborhoods which are represented by an equally diverse range of politicians from all different backgrounds. The area's large population has also made it a popular place for political candidates to make appearances and discuss their positions on important issues. From the city council to the state legislative representatives, Queens is a hotbed of political activity with candidates coming from both major parties as well as third-party organizations. The diversity of people, backgrounds, and political views makes it an interesting and challenging place for candidates to campaign, with each candidate vying for the attention of potential voters. With such an engaged population, there is always something new happening in politics in Queens.
The political climate in Queens, NY is very liberal.
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, NY is very liberal.
Queens 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.
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 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 Queens, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93,585 contributions totaling $10,913,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11,317 contributions totaling $2,836,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)