WASHINGTON (AP) – The big city loves Hillary Clinton more than ever, but the rest of New York isn’t quite as keen on her as in the past.
New York City and its surrounding areas anchored the Democratic presidential leader’s big primary win Tuesday, padding the one-time New York senator’s lead over Bernie Sanders in both pledged delegates and the national popular vote.
But the outcome showed a marked shift from eight years ago, when Clinton won the city by a smaller margin but also outpolled then-Sen. Barack Obama in every other region of the state, including a better than two-to-one margin in the state’s most rural swath.
The shift also is reflected in the racial breakdowns of the results: Exit polls taken Tuesday for the Associated Press and television networks show Clinton with significantly more African-American support this year than in 2008, while losing ground among white voters.
The shift would appear most stark on a map. Clinton defeated Obama in 61 out of 62 counties. She defeated Sanders in just 13, including the five in New York City.