President-elect Donald Trump made huge gains with black, Hispanic and youth voters in New York this election – bringing them with him dark blue state close to red There hasn’t been a Republican candidate in a generation.
Trump snatched away significant support from all three reliable Democratic voting blocs, culminating in a historically poor performance in the Empire State for Vice President Kamala Harris, who garnered only 55.8% of the vote statewide.
When broken down demographically, the picture of the Democrats’ colossal failure becomes increasingly clear.
among Hispanic voters, Trump secured 35% votesten point reforms on their 2020 performanceAccording to voter analysis conducted by Fox News in collaboration with the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, Harris won 64% of the Hispanic vote, 10 points less than President Biden’s 74% four years ago.
Trump doubled his support among black voters in New York this year, claiming 16% to Harris’s 83%. The analysis shows that in 2020, Biden won 91% of the vote, while Trump won 7% of the vote – an average performance for a Republican in New York.
In both cases, the president-elect’s gains were matched by embarrassing declines for Democrats, who, surprisingly, performed worse among black voters than in the previous election despite Harris being a woman of color.
Additionally, according to the data, Trump secured the support of 43% of New York voters under the age of 30 in 2024, while slightly more than half (57%) threw their support behind Harris.
In 2020, nearly two-thirds (64%) of New York youth voters supported Biden in his 2020 White House victory, while Trump received 32% of the vote.
Particularly in the ultra-progressive Big Apple, 30.45% of voters pulled the lever for Trump, while 67.7% of voters did so for Harris. City Election Board. That’s about 10 points less than Biden, who won 75.7% of the vote in 2020, and more than 10% less than Hillary Clinton in her unsuccessful 2016 race.
The president-elect performed particularly well in the Bronx, where ballots with his name on them increased 35% between 2020 and 2024, according to city data. This year, 91,542 residents voted for the Republican, compared to only 67,740 when he faced Biden.
At The Knockout Barber Shop in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx, Where Trump visited in OctoberPatrons and activists alike had several theories to explain Harris’ spectacular belly-flop in town.
David Orellano, 21
Orellano, a real estate agent and lifelong Bronx resident, said Harris did not appear authentic.
“I think she wasn’t able to connect with the Hispanic and black votes in the Bronx. I’m Hispanic and he had a hard time connecting with me,” he told The Post.
“Look at the economy, look at the border, look at Manhattan, where you have hotels full of immigrants with more rights than us,” he said.
“She doesn’t seem as authentic as she wants to be. Trump came to the Bronx twice and many Bronx residents saw that the Democrats weren’t doing much for the community.
Javier Rodriguez Sr., 59
Rodriguez Sr., a barber and 40-year town resident, echoed the same sentiment and said Trump has actually done a better job of connecting with the community.
“Donald Trump came here and it made a big change in the Bronx,” Rodriguez Sr. said.
“This woman never came here. He never told us about his policies, and very few people realized what was happening here,” he said, praising the president-elect, calling him “a fighter” and “a champion.” Who gave another chance to the White House in 2020. defeat.
“In 2020 he went down, but in 2024 he came back very confident and he knocked them out. It’s a beautiful story – he came out of the match stronger than when he lost. He threw them all out. He stood up and did it again.
Javier Rodriguez Jr., 33
Rodriguez Jr., owner and operator of Knockout Barbershop, said Harris falls short in the skills department compared to former and future presidents in the eyes of young Bronx voters.
“We call it the skills gap. This means that one side does it better and the business, or victory, goes to them. Whatever your skill, it makes you look better than the other person. This is how we describe it in our culture. “Bronx voters, absolutely, saw the skills gap between Kamala and Trump,” he said.
“Trump has just proven his skill – the skill gap was clear to everyone and he won. Everyone said she would win the popular vote and maybe this or that would win, but that didn’t happen. We saw the red wave.
Trump also made surprise gains elsewhere in the Big Apple — including in Manhattan, where he garnered an impressive 103,060 votes this year, a 20% increase from 2020.
Young Manhattanites also believed Trump was more authentic — and they weren’t convinced Harris would bring any real change.
Stolen Brandon, 22
Brandon, who works in security and lives in Harlem, believes young people voted for Trump instead of Harris because the vice president seems fake.
“He tried to portray himself as one of us, but he’s not. When you know your audience, you attract them. “She never connected with young New Yorkers like me,” Brandon told The Post in Harlem.
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The young New Yorker also said Trump is better equipped to handle the migrant crisis raging in the city.
“Trump said he was going to send them back. I want them to send them back, especially those who are hurting people.
“I want New York to get back to the way it was before they started busing immigrants here. We had problems, but we don’t need to add to them.”
Papu R., 26
Pappu, who declined to give his full surname, said Harris failed to show young voters how she would be different from Biden.
“When Sleepy Joe left, we didn’t see any changes,” said a Harlem retail employee.
“This new generation, if they don’t see it, if it’s not in front of their faces, they won’t react. No one can preach anything, talk about change… you have to see something. It was all conversation. We can see through the bulls-t. “She was just an extension of Biden, nothing new.”
Meanwhile, in Midtown, some young voters were in a state of disbelief after Harris’ historic loss.
Sydney Stewart, 26, who works in the corporate fashion business, said, “I think, unfortunately, people are not ready for a female president, even though she has all the right policies and she’s going to benefit New York and the country. Will do everything for it.”
“She deserved better. “This is a loss not just for New Yorkers, but for all Americans.”
Stewart said he hopes Tuesday’s result will not indicate that New York is on its way to becoming a red state, “but based on the outcome, I don’t know what to think,” he admitted.
Undaunted, Stewart said she hopes Harris dusts herself off for another run in the next election.
“I hope she comes back and people understand how great she is and de-risk the 2028 election. What Were They Thinking? I don’t know. This is madness.”
Jocelyn Vargas, 24
Jocelyn, a junior at John Jay College who comes from a family of immigrants, saw Trump’s spectacular New York show partly as a result of a deluge of questionable information on social media — especially among young people her age. Prevents many people from becoming sensible news. Consumer.
“There are a lot of things shared on social media that are not shared in the news. TikTok and Instagram are not always true, but this is where the new generation gets a lot of information. Personally I believe news is biased and they don’t always share the truth,” he said.
“Some young people will believe everything.”
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