The 2024 presidential election means New York has gone red for the past 30 years as Trump’s support in New York grows

The 2024 presidential elections marked Nearest New York turned red in almost four decades – Donald Trump became the first Republican in 20 years to retain the spread is below 20 points.

Vice President Kamala Harris led Trump by just 11.4% of the vote, with only 6% of ballots still to be counted, according to the State Board of Elections.

The gap between Democrats and Republicans hasn’t been this thin since Michael Dukakis defeated George H. W. Bush by a narrow 4.1% margin in 1988 before ultimately losing the election to a Republican challenger.

This election was the closest New York has gone red in nearly four decades. Getty Images

Since then, Democrats have maintained a strong lead that has yet to drop to single digits, including in:

1992: Bill Clinton beat George H. W. Bush by 15.85%.
1996: Clinton beat Bob Dole by 28.8%.
2000: Al Gore beat George W. Bush by 25%.
2004: John Kerry beat George W. Bush by 18%.
2008: Barack Obama beat John McCain by 36.85%.
2012: Obama beat Mitt Romney by 28.18%.
2016: Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by 22.37%.
2020: Joe Biden beat Trump by 23.13%.

Resurgent Republican support was widely visible in New York—Harris also experienced the lowest turnout for a Democratic candidate in the Big Apple since 1988.

With more than 97% of scanners reporting late Tuesday, Trump had 30.44% of the vote in New York, according to The New York Times. City Election Commission.

Donald Trump became the first Republican in two decades to keep the margin below 20 points. AFP via Getty Images

A piece is highest score Trump has seen in his three presidential bids, which have steadily grown stronger over the years, with support rapidly growing in the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.

Much of Trump’s growing support can be traced to the Bronx, where votes cast on his behalf rose 35% between 2020 and 2024. This year, 91,542 residents voted for the Republican, compared to just 67,740 when he opposed President Biden.

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Manhattanites also made a major shift toward Trump between the last two elections, with him polling 103,060 votes this year, up 20% from 2020.

Much of the support came from Trump’s home borough of Queens, where 247,891 residents vowed to vote for the ex-president. The overall figure increased by 16.5%. compared to the number of votes he received in 2020.

Trump's improving popular vote margin reflects a growing base of support in New York. Getty Images — Trump’s widening vote margin reflects a growing base of support in New York. Getty Images

Trump's widening vote margin reflects a growing base of support in New York. Getty Images — Trump’s widening vote margin reflects a growing base of support in New York. Getty Images

Trump’s support also grew in Brooklyn and Staten Island, but at a much slower pace, where voter turnout in his support rose nearly 8% and just 0.7%, respectively.

Trump’s surge in voters reflects a growing base of support that has been building since the Queens native began his political career in 2016, when he won just 18% of the vote in New York. In 2020, it jumped to 23%.

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Trump’s growing support base makes New York a shrinking Democratic stronghold in the deep-blue epicenter of the state.

Harris had the lowest turnout for a Democratic candidate in New York since 1988. AFP via Getty Images

Harris won just 67.7% of the Big Apple vote on Tuesday, according to preliminary results from the city Board of Elections.

This marks a huge setback compared to its predecessors.

Biden boasted 75.7% of the vote during his winning 2020 presidential campaign, marking a decline from Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful bid in 2016, in which she still managed to secure 78% of the vote.

Despite the narrowing margin, Harris managed to prevail and was projected to win all 28 of the Empire State’s electoral votes.