Suffolk county in the NY Democratic primary

[Holmes]

Does anyone have an idea as to why it was so close? Clinton won it by about a 9.5% margin, but I would think that based on the demographics, it should've been more similar to her 2008 result (where she got 62% of the vote) than what she got last night. It's rich as hell, and I thought Clinton's showing there would've been similar to what she got in Nassau. Could it be because it's more white and less Jewish than Nassau? Are most rich people there just registered Republicans?

[King of Kensington]

Suffolk really isn't really that wealthy or professional.  It has more working class whites - and is much less Jewish - than Nassau and Westchester.

[Holmes]

Suffolk really isn't really that wealthy or professional.  It has more working class whites - and is much less Jewish - than Nassau and Westchester.

So... Clinton's 62% in '08 was more anti-Obama than pro-Clinton.

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Suffolk really isn't really that wealthy or professional.  It has more working class whites - and is much less Jewish - than Nassau and Westchester.

It's not really poor either, except for Stony Brook, which I'm sure Bernie landslided due to poor college kids.

[IceSpear]

Suffolk and Nassau voted similarly in the 08 primary, but they voted very differently in the 14 Gov primary, which is a much better proxy race. Cuomo won Suffolk by 13 and Nassau by 31, which is very similar to this year's primary, where Clinton won Suffolk by 10 and Nassau by 27. As for why, I'll leave that one to the New Yorkers.

In any event, I hope we get 08/16 and 14/16 swing maps. It'll be cool to see.

[King of Kensington]

It's not really poor either, except for Stony Brook, which I'm sure Bernie landslided due to poor college kids.

No it looks like your typical outer suburb: a high median household income, few poor, but not really that many very rich people either.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Hillary's supporters are different than who they were in 2008. I'm not surprised the voting totals were a little different