The politics in 10030 Harlem, NY are motivated by the diverse background of its population. With an African American majority, the political landscape is dominated by issues that have been particularly pertinent to this community such as education reform, gentrification, and economic development. This neighborhood is represented in the New York City Council by Vanessa Gibson and Ydanis Rodriguez, both of whom have fought hard for their constituents on these issues. They have pushed for greater funding for education reform initiatives in Harlem schools as well as advocating for legislation that would protect renters from displacement due to rising rents caused by gentrification. Both leaders are also vocal supporters of promoting economic development in the area through job creation and business expansion. Their efforts to improve the quality of life for residents of 10030 Harlem are evident and greatly appreciated by their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 10030 (Harlem, 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 10030 (Harlem, NY) is very liberal.
Harlem, 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.
Harlem, 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 10030 (Harlem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,401 contributions totaling $202,162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $39,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,607 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)