Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have emerged from New York's April 19th Primary with the most delegates from their respective parties. Polls over the past month predicted that both Trump and Clinton were expected to sweep the state; there were, overall, no significant upsets or surprises.
Voter turnout for this primary were exceptionally high, with over 32% of registered Democrats and 31% of registered Republicans showing up to cast their ballots. While these percentages may seem low, they indicate a substantial increase when compared to those of prior New York primaries. During the 2000 and 2004 primaries, voter turnout averaged 25% of registered voters; this dipped down to just 19% in the 2008 primaries (source). It is important to note, however, that these percentages often fail to account for the number of "inactive" voters, or voters who failed to vote in two successive federal elections.
Trump, with over 518,000 votes, carried nearly every single county in New York, earning him 89 out of 95 Republican delegates. He current has 845 pledged delegates, and needs another 392 to receive the Republican nomination. The lone county Trump did not win was Manhattan, shocking those who believed that the candidate's real estate empire made him a shoo-in for the borough. Manhattan was carried by John Kasich, who did overwhelmingly well across the board in regards to ethnicities, neighborhoods, and income groups. Kasich was able to earn a total of four delegates from this primary; however, he would still ultimately need 1090 delegates to earn the nomination. Ted Cruz received approximately 125,000 votes in New York, earning him no delegates. Some attribute the dismal performance to Cruz's inflammatory comments about "New York values" earlier in this election cycle, which had sparked immense backlash from New Yorkers across the state.
Clinton will walk away with 175 of New York's 247 delegates. She received over a million votes from individuals across the state. However, she did not win the majority of counties in New York. Clinton carried urban areas, including Erie County, Monroe County, and Onondaga County--where Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse are located, respectively--as well as the entirety of New York City and the surrounding area, made up of several large counties. These areas are more densely populated, and therefore have more delegates to give, allowing Clinton to receive the majority of New York's delegates. Sanders won most of the counties in upstate New York, a majority of them housing white, working class communities; the exception being Albany county, where the capitol is located. Despite winning a majority of New York's counties, he will emerge from the state with 106 delegates, 69 fewer than Clinton. Clinton will need 453 delegates to receive the nomination, while Sanders will need 1,194, not including super delegates.
At the moment, no candidate has indicated a desire to stop their campaign. Those who are trailing are looking forward to larger states, such as California, which could provide the delegate boost certain candidates are looking for.
The New York City election board is currently facing an investigation after over 126,000 registered Democrats, a majority from Brooklyn, where Sanders' support was strongest, were purged from voting lists. It is estimated that approximately 10% of those who turned up to polls were missing from voter lists. In addition to shifting or unclear hours for polling locations and malfunctioning voting machines, New York City's primary was "consistently disorganized, chaotic and inefficient," as stated by City Comptroller Scott Stringer.
