NEW YORK | 31 Electoral Votes |
New York went from 33 electoral votes to 31 as a result of the 2000 Census |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New York State Board of Elections)
New York has: 58 counties (this counts New York City as one county). Largest counties: Kings, Queens, New York, Suffolk, Nassau, Bronx. Largest cities: New York, Buffalo, Yonkers, Syracuse, Albany. ...7.3 million of the 11.8 million enrolled voters are in the 57 counties outside NYC; 4.5 million are in the 5 boroughs of NYC. Government
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State
of New York
State Board of Elections Green
Party of NY State, (2)
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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
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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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Past Results |
1996
1992
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2000
Total incl. 138,216 Blank, Void, Scattering: 6,960,215 4,691,713 votes (67.4%) were
cast in counties outside NYC and
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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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Ballot qualifying for the presidential primary is done through petitioning by congressional district.
"The Democratic Presidential Primary is really a 'dual primary.' Candidates for president run against each other in a statewide primary, and delegates and alternate delegates run in each congressional district."
284 Delegates and 41 Alternates. This is the second largest delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
New York State Democratic Committee. Details.
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2004, 2005 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.