Municipal elections in New York County, New York (2019)

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2019 New York County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 4, 2019 & August 23, 2019 (supreme court)
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: City civil court and supreme court
Total seats up: 8
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

New York County, New York, held general elections for city civil court and supreme court on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2019. The filing deadline for non-supreme court seats was April 4, 2019. The supreme court candidate filing deadline was August 23, 2019.

Elections[edit]

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Candidates and results[edit]

City Civil Court[edit]

Countywide District (two seats)[edit]

General election candidates


3rd Municipal Court District[edit]

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4th Municipal Court District[edit]

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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

There are no official candidates yet for this election.


9th Municipal Court District[edit]

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New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District (3 seats)[edit]

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About the county[edit]

See also: New York County, New York

The county government of New York County does not have a county seat as one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York County is the state designation for the Borough of Manhattan.[1] The county was first established in 1683. It covers a total of 22.8 square miles in eastern New York.[2]

County government[edit]

See also: Government of New York County, New York

New York County residents elect a borough president and a district attorney. The president is responsible for making budget recommendations to the mayor of New York, proposing legislation in the New York City Council, appointing borough representatives to commissions and boards, and holding public hearings on borough issues. The city of New York approves budgets and projects for the five boroughs.[3][4] The district attorney is responsible for prosecuting cases involving violations of state law.[5]

Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for New York County, New York (2015)
 New York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Total population:1,629,50719,747,183316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):22.8347,1263,531,905
Race and ethnicity[6]
White alone:56.4%64.6%73.6%
Black/African American:15%15.6%12.6%
Asian:11.7%8%5.1%
Native American:0.4%0.4%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0%0.2%
Two or more:4.1%2.9%3%
Hispanic/Latino:25.8%18.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:86.6%85.6%86.7%
College graduation rate:59.9%34.2%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$72,871$59,269$53,889
Persons below poverty level:14.1%18.5%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eighteen of 62 New York counties—29 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Broome County, New York 2.01% 5.31% 8.02%
Cayuga County, New York 11.64% 11.40% 8.48%
Cortland County, New York 5.58% 9.11% 9.96%
Essex County, New York 1.14% 18.77% 13.32%
Franklin County, New York 5.45% 26.07% 22.23%
Madison County, New York 14.20% 0.89% 0.87%
Niagara County, New York 17.75% 0.84% 1.00%
Orange County, New York 5.50% 5.65% 4.13%
Oswego County, New York 21.99% 7.93% 2.44%
Otsego County, New York 11.13% 2.72% 5.91%
Rensselaer County, New York 1.41% 12.19% 9.34%
St. Lawrence County, New York 8.82% 16.71% 16.33%
Saratoga County, New York 3.21% 2.44% 3.40%
Seneca County, New York 11.01% 9.08% 2.60%
Suffolk County, New York 6.84% 3.69% 5.99%
Sullivan County, New York 11.23% 9.02% 9.46%
Warren County, New York 8.47% 2.32% 2.64%
Washington County, New York 18.40% 1.90% 0.81%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New York with 59 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 36.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, New York voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 35 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New York voted Democratic all five times.[7]

Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in New York. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[8][9]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 114 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 99 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 50.3 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 36 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 10.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 51 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 17.6 points. Trump won 13 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also[edit]

New York County, New York New York Municipal government Other local coverage
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