| 释义 |
- Community districts
- Democratic Party
- Federal representation
- References
{{Main|Government of New York City}}Each of New York City's five counties (coterminous with each borough) has its own criminal court system and District Attorney, the chief public prosecutor who is directly elected by popular vote. Charles J. Hynes, a Democrat, was the District Attorney of Kings County from 1990 to 2013. Brooklyn has 16 City Council members, the largest number of any of the five boroughs. Community districts{{main|Community boards of Brooklyn}}Brooklyn has 18 of the city's 59 community districts, each served by an unpaid community board with advisory powers under the city's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure. Each board has a paid district manager who acts as an interlocutor with city agencies. Democratic PartyThe Kings County Democratic County Committee (aka the Brooklyn Democratic Party) is the county committee of the Democratic Party in Brooklyn. Federal representation Presidential Elections Results[1]| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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| 17.5% 141,044 | 3.0% 24,008 | | 16.9% 124,551 | 1.1% 7,988 | | 20.0% 151,872 | 0.6% 4,451 | | 24.3% 167,149 | 0.8% 5,762 | | 15.7% 96,609 | 3.8% 23,115 | | 15.1% 81,406 | 4.9% 26,195 | | 22.9% 133,344 | 6.4% 37,067 | | 32.6% 178,961 | 1.1% 6,142 | | 38.3% 230,064 | 0.4% 2,189 | | 38.4% 200,306 | 6.1% 31,893 | | 31.1% 190,728 | 0.6% 3,533 | | 49.0% 373,903 | 0.3% 1,949 | | 32.0% 247,936 | 4.9% 37,859 | | 25.1% 229,291 | 0.2% 1,373 | | 33.5% 327,497 | 0.3% 3,227 | | 45.2% 460,456 | 0.0% 0 | | 39.8% 446,708 | 1.7% 18,765 | | 30.5% 330,494 | 16.0% 173,401 | | 34.0% 393,926 | 0.5% 6,168 | | 34.4% 394,534 | 0.7% 8,365 | | 21.9% 212,852 | 2.4% 23,143 | | 25.0% 192,536 | 8.1% 62,300 | | 36.1% 245,622 | 4.4% 29,822 | | 47.5% 236,877 | 20.6% 102,903 | | 63.3% 292,692 | 10.8% 49,944 | | 46.9% 120,752 | 4.3% 11,080 | | 20.9% 51,239 | 34.2% 83,676 | | 50.6% 119,789 | 8.5% 20,025 | | 48.1% 113,246 | 4.3% 10,216 | | 49.6% 108,977 | 2.1% 4,639 | | 56.4% 109,135 | 4.0% 7,659 | | 40.0% 70,505 | 3.2% 5,720 | | 45.5% 70,052 | 0.9% 1,430 | | 42.4% 53,516 | 2.8% 3,541 | Party affiliation of Brooklyn registered voters
(relative percentages)| Party | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
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| Democratic | 69.7 | 69.2 | 70.0 | 70.1 | 70.6 | 70.3 | 70.7 | 70.8 | 70.8 | 71.0 | | Republican | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 | | Other | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | | No affiliation | 16.5 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 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%. In 2012, Barack Obama increased his Democratic margin of victory in the borough, dominating Brooklyn with 82.0% of the vote to Republican Mitt Romney's 16.9%. In 2019, five Democrats represented Brooklyn in the United States House of Representatives. One congressional district lies entirely within the borough.[2] - Nydia Velázquez (first elected in 1992) represents New York's 7th congressional district, which includes the central-west Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Bushwick, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Dumbo, East New York, East Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Gowanus, Red Hook, Sunset Park, and Williamsburg. The district also covers a small portion of Queens.[2]
- Hakeem Jeffries (first elected in 2012) represents New York's 8th congressional district, which includes the southern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bergen Beach, Brighton Beach, Brownsville, Brighton Beach, Canarsie, Clinton Hill, Coney Island, East Flatbush, East New York, Fort Greene, Gerritsen Beach, Marine Park, Mill Basin, Ocean Hill, Sheepshead Bay, and Spring Creek. The district also covers a small portion of Queens.[2]
- Yvette Clarke (first elected in 2006) represents New York's 9th congressional district, which includes the central and southern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Midwood, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Windsor Terrace.[2]
- Jerrold Nadler (first elected in 1992) represents New York's 10th congressional district, which includes the southwestern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Midwood, Red Hook, Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Gravesend, Kensington, and Mapleton. The district also covers the West Side of Manhattan.[2]
- Max Rose (first elected in 2018) represents New York's 11th congressional district, which includes the southwestern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, and Dyker Heights. The district also covers all of Staten Island.[2]
The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Main Post Office is located at 271 Cadman Plaza East in Downtown Brooklyn.[3] References1. ^http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web | title=New York Senators, Representatives, and Congressional District Maps | website=GovTrack.us | date=May 21, 2018 | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/NY#representatives | access-date=December 29, 2018}}
3. ^"NYC Post Offices to observe Presidents’ Day {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073444/http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/localnews/ny/2009/ny_2009_0211.htm |date=2011-06-06 }}." United States Postal Service. February 11, 2009. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.
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