| NEW YORK | 29 Electoral Votes
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(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New York State Board of Elections)
New York has: 62 counties. Largest counties (one million-plus): Kings, Queens, New York, Suffolk, Bronx, Nassau. Largest cities: New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse. Government
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State
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 13,591,250. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 56.8%. Voter Registration Deadline: in person and by mail (postmarked) Oct. 14, 2016 |
ballots cast including blank (77,103), void (3,440) and scattering (48,343): 7,801,985. 5,042,062
votes
(%) were
cast in counties outside NYC and |
Overview:
New York was home state
for both the major presidential candidates, and both campaigns had
their headquarters here, raised a lot of money here, and connected with
the media here. As
the state was solidly in the blue column, the campaigns mobilized
volunteers to help in battleground states. Hillary Clinton carried the Empire
State easily, gaining a plurality of 1,736,585 votes (22.63 percentage
points). Outside of NYC Clinton outpolled Trump by a relatively narrow margin, just 66,561 votes (2,391,543 to 2,324,984); in NYC Clinton won with a plurality of more than 1.5 million votes (2,164,575 to 494,549). General Election Activity Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
| [State/Local Primary Sept. 13, 2016] [Federal Primary June 28, 2016] |
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| Democrats 291 Delegates: 163 District, 54 At-Large, 30 PLEO and 44 Unpledged. details |
Republicans 95 Delegates: 3 RNC; 11 at-large; 81 by CD (3 x 27 CD). details |
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| Clinton 49.72% |
Clinton 59.47% |
Gore 60.21% |
Kerry 58.37% |
Obama 62.91% |
Obama 63.40% |
and
the
details...
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 13,299,567. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 53.2%. Voter Registration Deadline: in person and by mail (postmarked) Oct. 12, 2012 Enrollment: Dem. 5,403,236 (49.24%) Rep. 2,681,954 (24.44%) Ind'pce 430,072 (3.92%) Cons'v. 145,124 (1.32%) WF 40,961 (0.37%) Grn. 19,823 (0.18%) Oth. 3,560 Blank 2,249,506 (20.50%)... Total: 10,974,236 |
4,660,852 votes (65.4%) were cast in counties outside NYC and 2,464,686 votes (34.6%) were cast in NYC. |
2012
Overview New York was non-competitive in the presidential race, but the candidates made fairly frequent visits for fundaising and media appearances. Obama won the state's 29 electoral votes with a plurality of 1,988,489 votes (28.16 percentage points). Hurricane Sandy created major challenges for election officials in affected areas (+), and may have contributed to the lower turnout. Overall 596,180 fewer votes were cast than in 2008 (575,723 fewer votes in the presidential race). General Election Details Obama | Romney BALLOT [PDF] |
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Population*: 13,183,464. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 58.0%. Enrollment: Dem. 5,243,960 (48.48%) Rep. 2,789,863 (25.79%) Ind'pce 353,760 (3.27%) Cons'v. 137,380 (1.27%) WF 35,289 (0.33%) Grn. 22,966 (0.21%) Lib. 1,395 Misc. 21 Others 2,231,866 (20.63%)... Total: 10,816,500 |
Total incl. 84,689 Blank, Void, Scattering: 7,721,718 5,080,049 votes (65.8%) were cast in counties outside NYC and 2,641,669 votes (34.2%) were cast in NYC. |
2008
Overview Money and media attracted both major candidates to New York (visits). There were als several joint appearances. On Sept. 11 the two candidates joined for the commemoration at Ground Zero and participated in a ServiceNation forum at Columbia University. On Oct. 15 they participated in the final presidential debate at Hofstra University, and the next evening both were at the Alfred E. Smith dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. Obama easily carried the Empire State, gaining a plurality of 2,051,973 votes (26.87 percentage points). Outside of NYC Obama outpolled McCain by slightly more than half a million votes (2,730,786 to 2,227,984); in NYC Obama won with a plurality of more than 1.5 million votes (2,073,915 to 524,744). Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies, 1 | Nader |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 12,738,056. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 58.0%. Enrollment: Dem. 5,534,574 (46.75%) Rep. 3,209,082 (27.11%) Ind'pce 323,063 (2.73%) Cons'v. 160,337 (1.35%) Lib'l. 80,344 (0.68%) RtL 46,026 (0.39%) Grn. 41,222 (0.35%) WF 25,932 (0.22%) Others 2,416,488 (20.41%)... Total 11,837,068 |
Write Ins: David Cobb (138), Michael Halpin (4), John Joseph Kennedy (8), Michael A. Peroutka (363), Bill Van Auken (4) Total incl. 57,017 Blank, Void, Scattering: 7,448,266 4,988,613 votes
(67.0%) were
cast in counties outside NYC and |
2004
Overview Kerry finished with a plurality of 1,351,713 votes (18.29 percentage points). Outside of NYC
Kerry outpolled
Bush 2,486,265 to 2,375,033. In NYC Kerry won with a plurality of
1.24 million votes (1,828,015 to 587,534).
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 12,380,208. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 55.1%. Enrollment: Dem. 5,243,617 (46.56%) Rep. 3,171,044 (28.15%) Ind. 197,246 (1.75%) Cons. 173,905 (1.54%) Lib. 95,207 RtL 53,107 Grn. 12,121 WF 7,855 Others 2,308,714 (20.50%) ... Total 11,262,816 |
Total incl. 138,216 Blank, Void, Scattering: 6,960,215 4,691,713 votes
(67.4%) were
cast in counties outside NYC and |
2000
Overview The presidential outcome was essentially a foregone conclusion. Statewide, Gore's plurality was 1,704,323 votes (24.98 percentage points). Outside New York City Bush carried 36 counties to 21 for Gore; Gore carried all five boroughs in NYC. Outside of NYC Gore outpolled Bush 2,404,333 to 2,004,648. In NYC Gore won with a plurality of about 1.3 million votes (1,703,364 to 398,726). In the really big race, the U.S. Senate campaign, Rick Lazio spent $40.1 million and Hillary Rodham Clinton spent $29.3 million. |
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