Even if you hate the Yankees - gotta love the way they vote in Manhattan

[Hawaii Hiker]

in presidential elections. :woohoo:


Politics
See also: Community Boards of Manhattan

New York County District Attorney, Borough President
Presidential elections results
<83> Year Republicans Democrats
2008 13.5% 89,906 85.7% 572,126
2004 16.7% 107,405 82.1% 526,765
2000 14.2% 79,921 79.8% 449,300
1996 13.8% 67,839 80.0% 394,131
1992 15.9% 84,501 78.2% 416,142
1988 22.9% 115,927 76.1% 385,675
1984 27.4% 144,281 72.1% 379,521
1980 26.2% 115,911 62.4% 275,742
1976 25.5% 117,702 73.2% 337,438
1972 33.4% 178,515 66.2% 354,326
1968 25.6% 135,458 70.0% 370,806
1964 19.2% 120,125 80.5% 503,848
1960 34.2% 217,271 65.3% 414,902

No Republican has won the presidential election in Manhattan since 1924, when Calvin Coolidge won a plurality of the New York County vote over Democrat John W. Davis, 41.20%–39.55%. Warren G. Harding was the most recent Republican presidential candidate to win a majority of the Manhattan vote, with 59.22% of the 1920 vote.<85> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 82.1% of the vote in Manhattan and Republican George W. Bush received 16.7%.<86> The borough is the most important source of funding for presidential campaigns in the United States; in 2004, it was home to six of the top seven zip codes in the nation for political contributions.<87> The top ZIP code, 10021 on the Upper East Side, generated the most money for the United States presidential election for all presidential candidates, including both Kerry and Bush during the 2004 election.<88>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I live in a Democratic ghetto...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

and I LOVE it!!!!!!
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[paulsby]

2. the yankees are in the bronx, though

the bronx may very well vote democratic as well.

[DaveinMD]

3. probably

even more so.

[paulsby]

4. bingo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_and_politics_of_the_Bronx

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. Bronx County 2008 results

Obama: 88.0% (300,327 votes)
McCain: 11.0% (38,560 votes)

[paulsby]

6. lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_and_politics_of_the_Bronx

[HuckleB]

7. It's not the Yankees I hate.

It's MLB for its failure to develop a plan that ensures competitiveness across both leagues, regardless of market size.

[madinmaryland]

9. Uh-oh! You just gave a cue to yankee apologists to blame the victims!

Because you know, the yankees epitomize union beliefs* and the best of democracy.

*Actual quotes from DU'ers who spend hours defending union workers in the auto industry.

[HuckleB]

11. I don't give a...

[madinmaryland]

10. Twice for the yankee apologists.

[Hawaii Hiker]

12. Baseball needs a salary cap - NBA & NFL have caps

& both leagues are doing just fine....

[madinmaryland]

8. Pick any major metropolitan city and you will see similar results.,

FAIL!