Editing Queens (section)

==Government==
{{Main|Government of New York City}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|264,628|437,282|14,054|New York}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|212,665|569,038|8,278|New York}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|149,341|517,220|19,832|New York}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|118,589|470,732|5,924|New York}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|155,221|480,692|4,224|New York}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|165,954|433,835|5,603|New York}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|122,052|416,967|16,972|New York}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|107,650|372,925|30,721|New York}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|157,561|349,520|48,875|New York}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|217,049|325,147|4,533|New York}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|285,477|328,379|1,722|New York}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|251,333|269,147|40,443|New York}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|244,396|379,907|3,200|New York}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|426,015|328,316|1,756|New York}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|306,620|410,546|48,746|New York}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|274,351|541,418|1,059|New York}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|367,688|446,348|1,863|New York}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|466,057|318,723|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|450,610|331,217|7,194|New York}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|323,459|268,742|47,342|New York}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|365,365|292,940|2,071|New York}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|323,406|288,024|2,524|New York}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|162,797|320,053|10,159|New York}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|136,641|244,740|16,760|New York}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|158,505|184,640|2,411|New York}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|100,793|58,402|28,974|New York}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|94,360|35,296|7,668|New York}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|34,670|31,350|2,575|New York}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|9,201|28,076|18,521|New York}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|19,420|20,342|4,246|New York}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|14,096|18,151|1,770|New York}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|12,323|14,747|976|New York}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|18,694|11,980|1,539|New York}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|11,704|15,195|1,161|New York}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|11,017|12,683|275|New York}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|8,445|10,367|471|New York}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|8,151|10,391|99|New York}}
{{PresRow|1876|Democratic|6,970|9,994|41|New York}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|6,083|5,655|19|New York}}
{{PresRow|1868|Democratic|4,973|6,388|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1864|Democratic|4,284|5,400|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1860|Democratic|3,749|4,392|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1856|Know Nothing|1,886|2,394|2,521|New York}}
{{PresRow|1852|Democratic|2,209|2,904|17|New York}}
{{PresRow|1848|Whig|2,444|1,310|801|New York}}
{{PresRow|1844|Democratic|2,547|2,751|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1840|Democratic|2,522|2,550|2|New York}}
{{PresRow|1836|Democratic|1,399|1,654|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1832|Democratic|1,400|1,655|0|New York}}
{{PresFoot|1828|Whig|1,379|1,129|0|New York}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin:1em;"
|+ '''Party affiliation of Queens registered voters'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrollment by County |url=https://elections.ny.gov/enrollment-county |access-date=30 November 2024}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
!Party
!2006
!2005
!2004
!2003
!2002
!2001
!2000
!1999
!1998
!1997
!1996
|- style="background:#B0CEFF;"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|62.97%
|62.94
|62.52
|62.85
|62.79
|62.99
|62.52
|62.30
|62.27
|62.28
|62.33
|- style="background:#FFB6B6;"
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|14.47%
|14.60
|14.66
|14.97
|15.04
|15.28
|15.69
|16.47
|16.74
|16.93
|17.20
|- style="background:white;"
| style="text-align:center;"|Other
|3.86%
|3.88
|3.93
|3.94
|3.86
|3.37
|3.30
|3.10
|3.20
|3.02
|2.78
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|No affiliation
|18.70%
|18.58
|18.89
|18.24
|18.31
|18.36
|18.49
|18.13
|17.79
|17.77
|17.69
|}

[[File:Queens County Courthouse by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Queens County Courthouse was built in 1938 and houses the borough's Supreme Court, Surrogate Court, and County Clerk.<ref name="Queens-Supreme-Courthouse-info" />]]

Since New York City's consolidation in 1898, Queens has been governed by the [[New York City Charter]] that provides for a strong [[mayor–council government|mayor–council system]]. The centralized New York City government is responsible for [[New York City Department of Education|public education]], correctional institutions, [[public safety]], recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, and welfare services in Queens. The [[Queens Library]] is governed by a 19-member Board of Trustees, appointed by the [[Mayor of New York City]] and the [[Borough President]] of Queens.

Since 1990 the Borough President has acted as an advocate for the borough at the mayoral agencies, the City Council, the New York state government, and corporations. Queens' Borough President is [[Donovan Richards]], elected in November 2020 as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. [[Queens Borough Hall]] is the seat of government and is located in [[Kew Gardens, Queens|Kew Gardens]].

The Democratic Party holds most public offices. Sixty-three percent of registered Queens voters are Democrats. Local party platforms center on affordable housing, education, and economic development. Controversial political issues in Queens include development, noise, and the cost of housing.

Each of the city's five counties has its criminal court system and [[District Attorney]], the chief public prosecutor who is directly elected by popular vote. [[Richard Brown (lawyer)|Richard A. Brown]], who ran on both the Republican and Democratic Party tickets, was the [[Queens County District Attorney (New York)|District Attorney of Queens County]] from 1991 to 2018. The new DA as of January 2020 is [[Melinda Katz]].<ref name="Queens-DA-info 2020 Jan 6" /> Queens has 12 seats on the [[New York City Council]], the second-largest number among the five boroughs. It is divided into 14 community districts, each served by a local [[Community Boards of Queens|Community Board]]. Community Boards are representative bodies that field complaints and serve as advocates for residents.

Although Queens is heavily Democratic, it is considered a swing county in New York politics. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] political candidates who do well in Queens usually win citywide or statewide elections. Republicans such as former Mayors [[Rudolph Giuliani]] and [[Michael Bloomberg]] won majorities in Queens. Republican State Senator [[Serphin Maltese]] represented a district in central and southern Queens for twenty years until his defeat in 2008 by Democratic City Councilman [[Joseph Addabbo, Jr.]] In 2002, Queens voted against incumbent Republican [[Governor of New York]] [[George Pataki]] in favor of his Democratic opponent, [[Carl McCall]] by a slim margin.<ref name="Election-Gov-Lt-Gov 2002" />

On the national level, Queens has not voted for a Republican candidate in a presidential election since 1972, when Queens voters chose [[Richard Nixon]] over [[George McGovern]]. From [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]] until [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]], Democratic presidential candidates have received over 70% of the popular vote in Queens, with [[Kamala Harris]] being the first Democrat to receive less than 70% of the borough's votes since [[Bill Clinton]] in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]].<ref name="NYTBOE-POTUS 2004–2020" /> Since the [[2016 United States presidential election|first election of Donald Trump]] in 2016, Queens has become known in the United States for its surge in [[progressivism|progressive]] politics and grassroots campaigning.<ref name="WNYC-Venugopal 2019 Jun 28" /> Coincidentally during his third run for president in 2024, Trump cracked 37% in Queens. This was the strongest performance for a Republican since 1988 due to Trump's strong gains in NYC.

===Federal representation===
As of 2024, five Democrats represent Queens in the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref name="govtrack.us 2018">{{cite web | title=Members of Congress: New York | website=GovTrack.us | date=May 21, 2018 | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/NY#representatives | access-date=December 29, 2018}}</ref>

* [[Tom Suozzi]] (first elected in 2016) represents [[New York's 3rd congressional district]], which covers the northeast Queens neighborhoods of [[Little Neck, Queens|Little Neck]], [[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]], [[Glen Oaks, Queens|Glen Oaks]], [[Queens Village, Queens|Queens Village]] and [[Floral Park, Queens|Floral Park]]. The district also covers the [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]] of [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]].<ref name="govtrack.us 2018"/>
* [[Gregory Meeks]] (first elected in 1998) represents [[New York's 5th congressional district]], which covers the entire [[Rockaway Peninsula]] as well as the southeast Queens neighborhoods of [[Broad Channel, Queens|Broad Channel]], [[Cambria Heights, Queens|Cambria Heights]], [[Hollis, Queens|Hollis]], [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]], [[Laurelton, Queens|Laurelton]], [[Rosedale, Queens|Rosedale]], [[St. Albans, Queens|Saint Albans]], [[Springfield Gardens, Queens|Springfield Gardens]], and [[South Ozone Park]]. The district also includes [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]].<ref name="govtrack.us 2018"/>
* [[Grace Meng]] (first elected in 2012) represents [[New York's 6th congressional district]], which includes the central and eastern Queens neighborhoods of [[Auburndale, Queens|Auburndale]], [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]], [[Elmhurst, Queens|Elmhurst]], [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]], [[Glendale, Queens|Glendale]], [[Kew Gardens, Queens|Kew Gardens]], [[Maspeth, Queens|Maspeth]], [[Middle Village, Queens|Middle Village]], [[Murray Hill, Queens|Murray Hill]], and [[Rego Park]].<ref name="govtrack.us 2018"/>
* [[Nydia Velázquez]] (first elected in 1992) represents [[New York's 7th congressional district]], which includes the Queens neighborhoods of [[Maspeth, Queens|Maspeth]], [[Ridgewood, Queens|Ridgewood]], [[Woodhaven, Queens|Woodhaven]], [[Sunnyside, Queens|Sunnyside]] and [[Long Island City]]. The district also covers central and western [[Brooklyn]].<ref name="govtrack.us 2018"/>
* [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (first elected in 2018) represents [[New York's 14th congressional district]], which includes the northwest Queens neighborhoods of [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]], [[College Point]], [[Corona, Queens|Corona]], [[East Elmhurst, Queens|East Elmhurst]], [[Jackson Heights]], [[Woodside, Queens|Woodside]], and Elmhurst. The district also covers the [[East Bronx]].<ref name="govtrack.us 2018"/>