The politics of 10017 Midtown East, NY are influenced by the current city and state officials. While some local issues are handled directly by the representatives elected to the New York State Assembly and Senate, most decisions are made at the city and borough level. The current mayor of New York City is Bill de Blasio who is a Democrat. On the state level, there are several members of Congress representing this area, including Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY). Additionally, New York State Senator Brad Hoylman (D-27th District) represents 10017 Midtown East in Albany. All of these politicians work together to create laws that help improve life for those living in this community. These actions range from environmental regulations to economic development initiatives that help support small businesses within the district. By staying informed on the issues important to this community and getting involved in local elections, citizens of 10017 Midtown East can ensure that their voice is heard when it comes to deciding who will represent them in government.
The political climate in Zip 10017 (Midtown East, 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 10017 (Midtown East, NY) is very liberal.
Midtown East, 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.
Midtown East, 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 10017 (Midtown East)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,894 contributions totaling $10,159,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,250 contributions totaling $6,115,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,893 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)