Politics in Kings (Brooklyn), NY County are heavily influenced by the people who inhabit it. It has been represented in the United States Congress by a Democrat since 1935, and continues to remain a stronghold of progressive values. The many immigrants who have made Kings their home over the years have added much to its diversity and culture, as well as providing valuable input on local political issues. Neighborhoods like Crown Heights, Bay Ridge, Carroll Gardens, Brighton Beach, Park Slope and Williamsburg all house vibrant political conversations about everything from police reform to housing affordability. Every four years voters come out in droves to cast their ballots for the leaders they deem best fit for the job. There are numerous political parties vying for influence in Kings; some offer more progressive policies while others may be more traditionally conservative. However, despite having differing views on certain issues, everyone is united by their commitment to making Kings an even better place to live.
The political climate in 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
Kings 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.
Kings, 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 Kings County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201,637 contributions totaling $31,746,861 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)