Why isn't Yonkers more Democratic?

[they don't love you like i love you]

I'm suprised. You'd expect somewhere that's basically an extension of NYC to be more than 56% Kerry, a lower percentage than the county its in and the state. Also less Democratic than the Jersey side, or some parts of Long Island you'd expect to be more Republican. Why do the Republicans manage to maintain some strength there?

[Alcon]

There is one insanely Democratic part, though.  But a good question.  I'd like to know.  There are also some GOP strongholds.

[Smash255]

Interesting, not really sure why.  In 2000 Yonkers margin was almost a carbon coby of Nassau County.  Gore won Yonkers by 19.47%, and Nassau by 19.44%.  Yonkers is also more racially diverse than Wastchester as a whole (51% white in Yonkers as opposed to 65% for Westchester County) yet is a few points less Democratic than Westchester as a whole.

[Platypus]

Cos it's yonks away from NYC.

[jimrtex]

Interesting, not really sure why.  In 2000 Yonkers margin was almost a carbon coby of Nassau County.  Gore won Yonkers by 19.47%, and Nassau by 19.44%.  Yonkers is also more racially diverse than Wastchester as a whole (51% white in Yonkers as opposed to 65% for Westchester County) yet is a few points less Democratic than Westchester as a whole.

Isn't it extremely racially segregated?

[Smash255]

Interesting, not really sure why.  In 2000 Yonkers margin was almost a carbon coby of Nassau County.  Gore won Yonkers by 19.47%, and Nassau by 19.44%.  Yonkers is also more racially diverse than Wastchester as a whole (51% white in Yonkers as opposed to 65% for Westchester County) yet is a few points less Democratic than Westchester as a whole.

Isn't it extremely racially segregated?

Yes, but the same is true in Westchester as a whole and Long Island as well.

[minionofmidas]

Interesting, not really sure why.  In 2000 Yonkers margin was almost a carbon coby of Nassau County.  Gore won Yonkers by 19.47%, and Nassau by 19.44%.  Yonkers is also more racially diverse than Wastchester as a whole (51% white in Yonkers as opposed to 65% for Westchester County) yet is a few points less Democratic than Westchester as a whole.

Isn't it extremely racially segregated?

The remaining White areas of the Bronx aren't Republican either, although some of the White areas of Brooklyn are.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Bush may have actually won the white vote in Yonkers with these numbers. Seems odd.

[Cubby]

Part of the reason is Yonkers being right next to the Bronx, which is the poorest and most crime-ridden borough of New York City.

Also, there could be a lot of working class whites in Yonkers compared to the rest of Westchester County, the smaller towns there are very wealthy.

[TeePee4Prez]

Bush may have actually won the white vote in Yonkers with these numbers. Seems odd.

This is very common is racially divided/tense areas.  Another example is the 26th Ward in South Philadelphia, which was Bush's best ward in the city in 2004 and IIRC Santorum's 2nd best in 2006.  A good part of the Ward (IIRC, about 40%) is African American, but there is a very large Italian section near Broad Street and those divisions (precincts) are pretty Republican I imagine.  Ironically, all except 1 or 2 Wards in Northeast Philadelphia usually give much better Democratic numbers than that Ward yet most NE Wards are on average 85-90% white.