The politics of 10309 New York, NY are centered around local issues which affect the daily lives of its citizens. It is important to get involved in the political discourse of the area and to vote in local elections. Local elections bring forth representatives from different parties who strive to represent their constituents' interests and make decisions that will best serve them. Local candidates are often passionate about tackling topics ranging from public safety, infrastructure, job opportunities, housing, transportation, education and healthcare. Residents of 10309 have a variety of resources available to them to learn more about current political issues and how their city is being governed. Through attending public forums or engaging with campaign literature, people can find out more about local political candidates and learn how they plan on making an impact in 10309 New York, NY.
The political climate in Zip 10309 (New York, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Richmond County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Richmond County, NY 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richmond (Staten Island) county remained strongly Republican, 56.9% to 42.0%.
Richmond (Staten Island) county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2008 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 10309 (New York, NY) is somewhat conservative.
New York, New York is somewhat conservative.
Richmond County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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.
New York, New York: d R r d R R
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 10309 (New York)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,337 contributions totaling $106,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 337 contributions totaling $134,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)