 "New York: Concrete jungle that remains a blue loyalist as Harris wins the state")
US Vice President Kamala Harris won in the state of New York, According to the projection from the Associated Press. Harris led the race with 58.7 per cent votes, while Trump trails behind with 41.3 per cent votes.
The state of New York was one of the 13 original colonies that joined the union back in 1788. However, the state was not able to participate in the country’s first election due to some internal disputes. Interestingly, in the 1810 census, it became New York became the most populous state in the United States. The state carried most electoral voters from the 1812 election until the 1972 election, until it relinquished its throne to the state of California.
The state has remained a stronghold for Democrats over the years. In this election, the state will have 28 electoral votes, due to the redrawing of lines based on the recent status. In 2020, when it elected the current US President Joe Biden against former US President Donald Trump, it held 29 electorates.
Who are the voters?
According to Pew Research, 53 per cent of the adult population in the state of New York are registered Democrats and 28 per cent are Republicans the other 19 per cent have no lean. When it comes to the demographics, in the 2020 election, the following is the breakup:
| DEMOGRAPHY | DEMOCRATS | REPUBLICANS |
|---|---|---|
| MEN | 60% | 39% |
| WOMEN | 62% | 37% |
| WHITE | 50% | 48% |
| BLACK | 94% | 6% |
| LATINO | 76% | 22% |
| ASIAN | Insufficient data | Insufficient data |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 71% | 28% |
| NO COLLEGE DEGREE | 52% | 47% |
Data shared by NBC News
Is it Democrat or Republican?
New York has primarily remained a blue state ever since the Great Depression. It only sided with Republicans once since then, when it chose its then-current governor Thomas E. Dewey over Harry S. Truman in 1948. It has voted Democratic in the last nine elections, six of those by a 20 per cent margin. That includes 2020 as Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by 23 per cent. The state has Democrats as Senators and Governor and out of the eight congressional districts only three comprise Republican lawmakers.
Is it a swing state?
It will be interesting to note that New York was touted as a swing state in the past and has consistently backed the winning candidate in elections from 1792 to 1984, with only a few exceptions. However, since 1988, the state has consistently leaned towards the Democratic Party, often delivering them a significant majority of votes exceeding 60 per cent. While former US President Donald Trump gained success as a business tycoon in the state of New York, he was never supported by the state in both of his presidential runs.
It is also important to mention the fact that New York is a signatory of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an interstate compact in which signatories award all of their electoral votes to the winner of the national-level popular vote in a presidential election, even if another candidate won an individual signatory’s popular vote. As of 2023, it has not yet gone into force.
Has it given the US a president?
What makes New York interesting is the fact that five US presidents were born in the state. The first person from New York to assume the White House was Martin Van Buren, who was born in Kinderhook and became the country’s president in 1783. Some other names include:
| Year | Name | Place of birth within New York |
|---|---|---|
| 1850-1853 | Millard Fillmore | Summerhill |
| 1901-1909 | Theodore Roosevelt | Gramercy Park |
| 1933-1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Hyde Park |
| 2017-2021 | Donald Trump | Queens |
Historic Elections
Since New York has been mostly blue, it rarely gave any surprising election results. As mentioned before, the only time the state voted for a Republican candidate since the Great Depression was in 1948 when it chose Dewey over Truman. While Deewey was considered a favourite among the pollsters, Truman ultimately won the battle.
Another notable election in the state was that of the year 1964 between then-Democratic presidential nominee Lyndon B. Johnson and his Republican counterpart Barry Goldwater. Johnson carried the state in a historic landslide, taking 68.56 per cent of the vote to Goldwater’s 31.31 per cent, a victory margin of 37.25 per cent. This is the only election in history in which a Democratic presidential candidate carried every single county in the state of New York.
 "Zelenskyy calls Alaska summit ‘personal victory’ for Putin, says it delays sanctions, ends Russian leader's isolation")
 "National Guard moves into DC as Trump’s law-and-order push sparks backlash from mayors")
 "Perplexity offers $34.5bn for Google’s Chrome in bid to challenge search dominance")
 "Foreign ministers of 25 countries urge Israel to let aid into Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens")
 "Zelenskyy calls Alaska summit ‘personal victory’ for Putin, says it delays sanctions, ends Russian leader's isolation")
 "National Guard moves into DC as Trump’s law-and-order push sparks backlash from mayors")
 "Perplexity offers $34.5bn for Google’s Chrome in bid to challenge search dominance")
 "Foreign ministers of 25 countries urge Israel to let aid into Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens")
