NYs dramatic red shift sees Trump support grow in nearly every county, led by massive NYC gains: data
New York is seeing red.Donald Trump improved his showing in nearly every Empire State county during the 2024 presidential election – a dramatic “red shift” by voters toward Republicans led by massive gains in New York City, unofficial vote tallies reveal.Trump, 78, performed nearly 22 percentage points better in The Bronx and Queens than he did in 2020 – a staggering improvement in two of the most diverse places on the planet for a candidate decried by his opponents as a craven racist.The shift by New York voters toward Trump, who also performed nearly 12 percentage points better statewide during Tuesday’s election than he did in 2020, should be a warning for the left, said Jake Dilemani, a Democratic strategist.“Things like ‘defund the police’ or some of the over-woke-ization of social issues were alienating to voters, some of them who had historically voted Democratic,” he told The Post. “And so I think this election now, where we continue to see a loss of support for Democratic candidates among black men and Hispanic men, East Asian voters, I think that is hopefully the final wake up call for Democrats.”New York City voters as a whole still largely preferred Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who carried the city 68% to Trump’s 30%, according to the city Board of Elections results.But voters in all five boroughs, as well as suburban counties in Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley, still shifted toward Trump by leaps and bounds, vote tallies show. Trump showed double-digit improvements in the boroughs, including Manhattan, and key suburban counties such as Nassau and Rockland.Only two New York counties – Seneca and Yates, both upstate – saw voters shift toward Harris, helping her improve on President Biden’s 2020 showing, state Board of Elections results show.Trump’s strong showing also propelled Republican Rep.Mike Lawler to a second term in the race for the 17th Congressional District in suburbs north of New York City...