Want to understand the #NYCmayor election results like a local?
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Introducing the FIVE POLITICAL BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY! fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5…
1. THE ELITE CIRCLES. This is the New York that gets depicted in the media. It's 56% white, 63% college-educated, and is the most progressive/lefty part of the city. fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5…
2. THE TRUE-BLUE BRONX. By contrast, this borough votes loyally for establishment Democrats. It's 57% Hispanic and is centered heavily on the Bronx (duh). fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5…
3. THE BLACK BLOC. Another pretty moderate/establishment area, this one majority (63%) Black. However, it voted for Jumaane Williams, a progressive Black man, in 2018. fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5…
4. THE LANDS OF CONTRADICTION. Usually votes for culturally conservative Dems, but was also a good region for Sanders in '16 (probably anti-Hillary protest votes). Also the Trumpiest area of NYC, by far. fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5…
5. THE CROSSROADS. Where the other four boroughs meet. Lots of racial & political diversity makes this borough a good bellwether for the city as a whole. fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5…
Here's a map of all five political boroughs!
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