The politics in Bronx, NY County are often in the news due to its diverse population and its important role in the New York City political landscape. It is home to numerous ethnic groups, including Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, African-Americans, and more recently Chinese immigrants. The borough is represented by a number of elected officials on both the state and local level. At the local level, there are five borough presidents who serve as chief executive officers of each borough. These are responsible for overseeing activities such as budgeting, land use planning, and economic development within their respective boroughs. The Bronx also has numerous representatives in the House of Representatives with five members representing parts of the borough in Washington D.C., as well as many state legislators that represent different communities within Bronx County.
The political climate in Bronx County, NY is very liberal.
In Bronx County, NY 83.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 15.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bronx county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 83.3% to 15.9%.
Bronx county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bronx 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.
Bronx, 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 Bronx County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41,451 contributions totaling $4,388,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,960 contributions totaling $1,060,944 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)