2020 New York General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the New York 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.      

VP Joseph Biden received 3,701,835 (56.5%) votes, beating President Donald Trump who gained 2,852,042 (43.5%) by 849,793 votes in New York.

President Trump won 49 counties out of the 62 counties that make up New York. The record shows that VP Joe Biden won 13 counties.  

2020 NY Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won              

Primary Elections

Presidential General Election

Primary Election

In the Primary, VP Biden won all the 62 counties that make up New York.

2020 NY Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won        

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential Election

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is a 44% increase for President Trump and a 24% decrease for VP Biden. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 2,852,042 for Trump and 2,861,569 for Biden at the Presidential General Elections.

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

All Candidates (Presidential Primary Elections)

All Candidates (Presidential General Elections)

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Brooklyn, Queens and Suffolk), it is still possible for other candidates to catch up, given there are some other counties of similar size.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Presidential Primary Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential Primary Elections
President Donald Trump

Presidential General Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential General Elections
President Donald Trump

Brooklyn and Queens, two of the larger counties in New York, voted in favor of VP Joseph Biden giving him a 570k vote advantage out of those counties. Even though President Trump won many more counties (including Suffolk, a crucial one), it wasn't enough to overcome that deficit, making Biden gain an upper hand in the State of New York.


Related References: 2020 New York Primary Election Story, 2016 New Yrok Primary Election Story, 2012 New York Primary Election Story