The politics of 10001 Chelsea - West Midtown, NY are centered around the representation of its diverse population. The area is represented at the local and state level by a number of elected officials, including District Leader Keith L.T. Wright and Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried. Both men have served their district for many years and are highly respected members of the community. They have worked to support various causes such as increased housing affordability, improved access to public transportation, and investments in education. They make sure that the people in their district are heard and their concerns are addressed. Additionally, the neighborhood is represented by a number of community organizations that advocate for issues relevant to their constituents, such as affordable housing and environmental protection. Through these organizations, citizens can get involved in political activities to ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Zip 10001 (Chelsea - West Midtown, NY) is very liberal.
New York County, NY is very liberal. In New York County, NY 86.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 12.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New York (Manhattan) county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 86.4% to 12.2%.
New York (Manhattan) county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 10001 (Chelsea - West Midtown, NY) is very liberal.
Chelsea - West Midtown, New York is very liberal.
New York 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.
Chelsea - West Midtown, 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 zip 10001 (Chelsea - West Midtown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,906 contributions totaling $8,355,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $601 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 498 contributions totaling $878,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,764 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)