TODAY is the day of the General Election across the United States, and from 6AM to 9PM throughout the state, New York residents will decide who will represent them in Washington D.C.
Polls show a close race between current Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris will be under the Democratic and Working Families Party ticket while Trump will be running on the Republican and the New York Conservative Party ticket.
Although Donald Trump has been making an effort to win New York, the Empire State has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1988.
New York has 28 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state lost a seat.
As of Monday, November 4, nearly 3 million New York state residents have already casted their voted throughout the early voting period – with over 1 million early voters coming from New York City alone.
Among the 12.4 million active voters in the state, 5.9 million registered active Democrats, 2.8 million registered active Republicans and 3 million nonaffiliated with any party. Democratic strength is mainly focused on New York City.
New York City is known for being a “melting pot” of people from diverse cultures and backgrounds, and today their vote could shape the future of the city, the state and the country.
According to AAPI Data, Filipino Americans are the third-largest single-origin group of Asians in the U.S., but their turnout in elections is among the lowest for Asian American voters.
As the nation votes for the next president, both candidates continue to make final efforts to accumulate supporters and sway those who are still undecided.
