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As is the case with sister boroughs Manhattan and the Bronx, Brooklyn has not voted for a Republican in a national presidential election since Calvin Coolidge in 1924.In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 79.4% of the vote in Brooklyn while Republican John McCain received 20.0%.
The party boss in Brooklyn was for most of the 20th century a figure of national influence and power; however, that influence has waned. [ 9 ] [ 25 ] Former boss Vito Lopez has been described as "one of the last of the city's political kingmakers."
Reform Party of New York State (2015–present) (lost ballot access after 2018 election) Serve America Movement (achieved ballot access after 2018 election, lost ballot access after 2020 election) Women's Equality Party [ 2 ] (lost ballot access after 2018 election)
Despite a general pro-Republican uptick in the 2021 elections for both the city council and mayor, which saw two Republicans elected to the city council for Brooklyn.Party insurgents, led by executive director Stephen Maresca, claimed Chairman Ted Ghorra, who took power in 2016, led the party into near-irrelevance in the borough, and for conditioning the party and its electorate to ...
This list of political parties in the United States, both past and present, does not include independents. Not all states allow the public to access voter registration data. Therefore, voter registration data should not be taken as the correct value and should be viewed as an underestimate.
Pages in category "Political parties in New York (state)" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Brooklyn Democratic Party; C.
Kings (Brooklyn) Brooklyn 51: Democratic: Marcela Mitaynes: 2020: Kings (Brooklyn) Brooklyn (Sunset Park) 52: Democratic: Jo Anne Simon: 2014: Kings (Brooklyn) Brooklyn (Boerum Hill) 53: Democratic: Maritza Davila: 2013+ Kings (Brooklyn) Brooklyn 54: Democratic: Erik Martin Dilan: 2014: Kings (Brooklyn) Brooklyn (Cypress Hills) 55: Democratic ...
New York's 8th congressional district for the U.S. House of Representatives is in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is currently represented by Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader. From 1993 to 2013, the district covered much of the west side of Manhattan, and western coastal