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November 3, 2020
New York Presidential Election Results 2020
WinnerProjected winner
Joe Biden
100% of expected vote in
8,616,861
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An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD) (23%)
71%
26%
Education
College graduate (47%)
71%
28%
No college degree (53%)
52%
47%
Education and race
White college graduates (30%)
63%
34%
White non-college graduates (31%)
37%
62%
Non White college graduates (18%)
82%
18%
Non White non-college graduates (22%)
73%
26%
Education among Whites by Sex
White women college graduates (16%)
60%
37%
White women non-college graduates (15%)
33%
66%
White men college graduates (13%)
68%
30%
White men non-college graduates (16%)
41%
58%
Non-whites (40%)
77%
22%
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat (39%)
97%
3%
Republican (30%)
18%
81%
Independent or something else (31%)
57%
40%
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal (33%)
86%
13%
Moderate (44%)
63%
35%
Conservative (23%)
21%
79%
2019 total family income:
Under $30,000 (14%)
Not enough data
$30,000 - $49,999 (18%)
Not enough data
$50,000 - $99,999 (43%)
Not enough data
$100,000 - $199,999 (23%)
Not enough data
$200,000 or more (2%)
Not enough data
2019 total family income:
Under $50,000 (32%)
Not enough data
$50,000 or more (68%)
62%
37%
2019 total family income:
Under $100,000 (75%)
66%
33%
$100,000 or more (25%)
Not enough data
2019 total family income:
$50,000-$99,999 (43%)
Not enough data
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Yes (35%)
Not enough data
No (65%)
57%
41%
Parents
Men with children (19%)
Not enough data
Women with children (16%)
Not enough data
Men without children (34%)
Not enough data
Women without children (31%)
Not enough data
Are you currently married?
Yes (48%)
57%
39%
No (52%)
62%
36%
Gender by marital status
Married men (30%)
Not enough data
Married women (18%)
Not enough data
Non-married men (23%)
Not enough data
Non-married women (30%)
Not enough data
Do you work full-time for pay?
Yes (63%)
64%
35%
No (37%)
Not enough data
Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
Yes (17%)
Not enough data
No (83%)
63%
37%
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian
Protestant or other Christian (24%)
Not enough data
Catholic (30%)
Not enough data
Jewish (2%)
Not enough data
Something else (17%)
Not enough data
None (27%)
Not enough data
Religion, combined Protestant and Other Christian, among Whites.
Protestant/Other Christian (9%)
Not enough data
Catholic (22%)
Not enough data
Jewish (2%)
Not enough data
Something else (12%)
Not enough data
None (21%)
Not enough data
White born-again or evangelical Christians
Yes (14%)
Not enough data
No (86%)
68%
29%
Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
Yes (4%)
Not enough data
No (96%)
60%
37%
Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
Yes (9%)
Not enough data
No (91%)
61%
35%
Is this the first year you have ever voted?
Yes (17%)
Not enough data
No (83%)
63%
37%
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
In the last few days (4%)
Not enough data
In the last week (4%)
Not enough data
In October (2%)
Not enough data
In September (18%)
Not enough data
Before that (71%)
70%
28%
Time of Decision
In the last month (10%)
Not enough data
Before that (89%)
63%
35%
Time of Decision
In the last week (8%)
Not enough data
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Excellent (7%)
Not enough data
Good (31%)
Not enough data
Not so good (36%)
Not enough data
Poor (23%)
Not enough data
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Excellent or good (38%)
Not enough data
Not so good or poor (60%)
86%
13%
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today (38%)
Not enough data
Worse today (20%)
Not enough data
About the same (41%)
Not enough data
Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to be:
Better than life today (53%)
50%
50%
Worse than life today (17%)
Not enough data
About the same (25%)
Not enough data
Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Racial inequality (29%)
Not enough data
The coronavirus pandemic (15%)
Not enough data
The economy (34%)
Not enough data
Crime and safety (7%)
Not enough data
Health care policy (8%)
Not enough data
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Can unite the country (20%)
Not enough data
Is a strong leader (31%)
Not enough data
Cares about people like me (15%)
Not enough data
Has good judgment (28%)
Not enough data
Which was more important in your vote for president today?
My candidate's positions on the issues (66%)
52%
46%
My candidate's personal qualities (32%)
Not enough data
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Legal in all cases (26%)
Not enough data
Legal in most cases (31%)
Not enough data
Illegal in most cases (24%)
Not enough data
Illegal in all cases (17%)
Not enough data
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Legal (57%)
70%
25%
Illegal (41%)
Not enough data
Who would better handle the economy?
Joe Biden (60%)
99%
1%
Donald Trump (39%)
Not enough data
Who would better handle the coronavirus pandemic?
Joe Biden (68%)
91%
8%
Donald Trump (31%)
Not enough data
Which is more important?
Containing the coronavirus now, even if it hurts the economy (63%)
85%
14%
Rebuilding the economy now, even if it hurts efforts to contain the coronavirus (34%)
Not enough data
Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:
Very well (16%)
Not enough data
Somewhat well (36%)
Not enough data
Somewhat badly (17%)
Not enough data
Very badly (30%)
Not enough data
Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:
Very well or somewhat well (52%)
Not enough data
Very badly or somewhat badly (47%)
94%
6%
Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:
A severe financial hardship (15%)
Not enough data
A moderate financial hardship (48%)
Not enough data
No financial hardship at all (37%)
Not enough data
Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:
A severe financial hardship or a moderate financial hardship (63%)
55%
44%
Do you consider wearing a face mask in public more of a:
Personal choice (20%)
Not enough data
Public health responsibility (79%)
67%
32%
How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
Very confident (37%)
Not enough data
Somewhat confident (42%)
Not enough data
Not very confident (17%)
Not enough data
Not at all confident (1%)
Not enough data
How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
Very/Somewhat confident (79%)
61%
39%
Not very/Not at all confident (18%)
Not enough data
Do you think your state makes it easy or difficult for you to vote?
Very easy (57%)
66%
33%
Somewhat easy (32%)
Not enough data
Somewhat difficult (8%)
Not enough data
Very difficult (1%)
Not enough data
Do you think your state makes it easy or difficult for you to vote?
Very easy or somewhat easy (88%)
59%
40%
Very difficult or somewhat difficult (9%)
Not enough data
What should the Supreme Court do about Obamacare, the 2010 health care law?
Keep it as is (59%)
91%
9%
Overturn it (27%)
Not enough data
In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court:
The most important factor (10%)
Not enough data
An important factor (50%)
50%
44%
A minor factor (14%)
Not enough data
Not a factor at all (25%)
Not enough data
In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court:
Most important or an important factor (60%)
55%
41%
A minor factor or not a factor at all (39%)
Not enough data
Do you think climate change, also known as global warming, is a serious problem?
Yes (82%)
68%
31%
No (16%)
Not enough data
Do you think the country's criminal justice system:
Treats all people fairly (40%)
Not enough data
Treats Black people unfairly (56%)
86%
13%
Is racism in the U.S.:
The most important problem (18%)
Not enough data
One of many important problems (61%)
68%
32%
A minor problem (13%)
Not enough data
Not a problem at all (8%)
Not enough data
Is racism in the U.S.:
Most important problem or one of many important problems (78%)
71%
29%
A minor problem or not a problem at all (20%)
Not enough data
Is your opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement:
Favorable (59%)
81%
18%
Unfavorable (36%)
Not enough data
Was your vote for president mainly:
For your candidate (66%)
56%
44%
Against his opponent (31%)
Not enough data
How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Strongly approve (38%)
Not enough data
Somewhat approve (10%)
Not enough data
Somewhat disapprove (12%)
Not enough data
Strongly disapprove (37%)
99%
How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Approve (48%)
Not enough data
Disapprove (49%)
98%
1%
Is your opinion of Joe Biden:
Favorable (53%)
97%
2%
Unfavorable (46%)
Not enough data
Is your opinion of Donald Trump:
Favorable (40%)
Not enough data
Unfavorable (58%)
95%
3%
Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
Both (1%)
Not enough data
Only Biden (52%)
98%
1%
Only Trump (39%)
Not enough data
Neither (7%)
Not enough data
Do you think Joe Biden has the temperament to serve effectively as president?
Yes (62%)
95%
3%
No (38%)
Not enough data
Do you think Donald Trump has the temperament to serve effectively as president?
Yes (35%)
Not enough data
No (64%)
90%
8%
Do you think the presidential candidates have the temperament to serve effectively as president?
Both (2%)
Not enough data
Only Biden (60%)
96%
2%
Only Trump (33%)
Not enough data
Neither (5%)
Not enough data
If Joe Biden is elected president, would you feel:
Excited (25%)
Not enough data
Optimistic (38%)
Not enough data
Concerned (19%)
Not enough data
Scared (17%)
Not enough data
If Joe Biden is elected president, would you feel:
Excited or optimistic (63%)
93%
7%
Concerned or scared (35%)
Not enough data
If Donald Trump is re-elected president, would you feel:
Excited (19%)
Not enough data
Optimistic (15%)
Not enough data
Concerned (22%)
Not enough data
Scared (43%)
98%
1%
If Donald Trump is re-elected president, would you feel:
Excited or optimistic (34%)
Not enough data
Concerned or scared (64%)
91%
8%
Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?
Only Joe Biden (35%)
Not enough data
Only Donald Trump (37%)
Not enough data
Both of them (7%)
Not enough data
Neither of them (18%)
Not enough data
Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?
Joe Biden does (41%)
93%
7%
Joe Biden does not (55%)
26%
73%
Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?
Donald Trump does (44%)
Not enough data
Donald Trump does not (53%)
88%
12%
Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:
Favorable (52%)
93%
7%
Unfavorable (41%)
Not enough data
Is your opinion of Mike Pence:
Favorable (45%)
Not enough data
Unfavorable (51%)
91%
8%
Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
Only Harris (45%)
97%
2%
Only Pence (38%)
Not enough data
In the 2016 election for president, did you vote for:
Hillary Clinton (Dem) (49%)
96%
4%
Donald Trump (Rep) (26%)
Not enough data
Other (5%)
Not enough data
Did not vote (19%)
Not enough data
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?
Enthusiastic (15%)
Not enough data
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic (22%)
Not enough data
Dissatisfied, but not angry (32%)
Not enough data
Angry (30%)
Not enough data
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?
Enthusiastic or satisfied (37%)
Not enough data
Dissatisfied or angry (62%)
87%
12%
In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases?
The most important factor (36%)
Not enough data
An important factor (47%)
Not enough data
A minor factor (7%)
Not enough data
Not a factor at all (5%)
Not enough data
In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases?
Important (83%)
55%
44%
Not important (12%)
Not enough data
In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases?
Factor (90%)
52%
46%
Not a factor (5%)
Not enough data
Area type
Urban (48%)
73%
26%
Suburban (44%)
50%
49%
Rural (8%)
Not enough data
Region
New York City (36%)
76%
22%
Long Island (17%)
Not enough data
Hudson Valley (17%)
58%
40%
Urban Upstate (15%)
58%
41%
Rural Upstate (15%)
46%
53%
The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
