The politics of the 10039 Harlem, NY area are heavily influenced by the local community. This is an area that has a long history of political activism and civic engagement. From the grassroots organizations to the more established political alliances, it is clear that those in this area have a strong voice and desire for change. There are numerous organizations dedicated to social justice, access to education, and quality of life in their communities. The most recent election cycle brought many new initiatives and candidates to the forefront as Harlemites sought after meaningful change. Local politicians across all levels of government have been working diligently to ensure Harlem residents have a voice in government. It is clear that politics in this area will continue to be an important part of local life for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 10039 (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 10039 (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 10039 (Harlem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,348 contributions totaling $108,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $5,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)