Harlem in the 10037 zip code is a vibrant and diverse area of New York City. It is home to a wide range of cultural institutions, restaurants, businesses, and other amenities that contribute to its unique atmosphere. Politically, Harlem is currently represented by Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez in the State Legislature and Congresswoman Adriano Espaillat in the U.S House of Representatives. The Democratic Party holds strong sway over local issues and elections here, with many politicians focused on improving the quality of life for its residents through better access to education, healthcare, housing, and job opportunities. Local organizations like the National Action Network (NAN) have also been instrumental in advocating for social justice issues important to Harlem’s community.
The political climate in Zip 10037 (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 10037 (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 10037 (Harlem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,353 contributions totaling $165,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $10,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)