Can’t help where you were born :-) I lived in the Bronx for a couple of years. My observations are based on first hand knowledge of the people I knew and worked with there. (I also lived in Ithaca for several years - just as bad but with worse winter weather and more salt on the roads.)
FYI. I Grew up in THE Pelham bay section of the Bronx. I deer hunt around 30 miles south of Ithaca. The people in the Bronx, generally did not give a damn about politics. They were just concerned about taking care of #1(and follow politics as it affects their individual needs). Ithaca on the other hand is about as leftist political town I have ever been in, thanks to Cornell.