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Municipal elections in Bronx County, New York (2019)

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2019 Bronx County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 4, 2019 & August 23, 2019 (supreme court)
Primary election: June 25, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: County district attorney, city civil court, and supreme court
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

Bronx County, New York, held general elections for county district attorney, city civil court, and supreme court on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2019. The filing deadline for non-supreme court seats was April 4, 2019. The supreme court candidate filing deadline was August 23, 2019.

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Countywide District (two seats)

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1st Municipal Court District

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New York Supreme Court 12th Judicial District (3 seats)

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Past elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Bronx County, New York (2017)

Incumbent Ruben Diaz Jr. (D) defeated Steven DeMartis (R), Antonio Vitiello (Conservative), and Camella Price (Reform) in the Bronx Borough President general election.[1]

Bronx Borough President, General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ruben Diaz Jr. Incumbent 88.08% 125,808
     Republican Steven DeMartis 6.58% 9,404
     Conservative Antonio Vitiello 2.59% 3,693
     Reform Camella Price 2.56% 3,651
Write-in votes 0.2% 279
Total Votes 142,835
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Night Results," November 22, 2017


Incumbent Ruben Diaz Jr. defeated Camella Price and Avery Selkridge in the Bronx Borough President Democratic primary election.[2]

Bronx Borough President, Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ruben Diaz Jr. Incumbent 85.95% 57,244
Camella Price 11.61% 7,736
Avery Selkridge 2.25% 1,498
Write-in votes 0.19% 126
Total Votes 66,604
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Official Election Night Results," September 25, 2017

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About the county

See also: Bronx County, New York

The county government of Bronx County does not have a county seat as one of the five boroughs of New York City. Bronx County is the state designation for the Bronx Borough.[3] The county was first established in 1914. It covers a total of 42.1 square miles in eastern New York.[4][5]

County government

See also: Government of Bronx County, New York

Bronx County residents elect a borough president and a district attorney. The president is responsible for making budget recommendations to the mayor of New York, proposing legislation in the New York City Council, appointing borough representatives to commissions and boards, and holding public hearings on borough issues. The city of New York approves budgets and projects for the five boroughs.[6][7] The district attorney is responsible for prosecuting cases involving violations of state law.[8]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Bronx County, New York
Bronx County New York
Population 1,385,108 19,378,102
Land area (sq mi) 42 47,123
Race and ethnicity**
White 22% 63.7%
Black/African American 35.2% 15.7%
Asian 3.7% 8.4%
Native American 0.7% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0%
Other (single race) 34.4% 8.7%
Multiple 3.9% 3.1%
Hispanic/Latino 56% 19%
Education
High school graduation rate 72.8% 86.8%
College graduation rate 20.1% 36.6%
Income
Median household income $40,088 $68,486
Persons below poverty level 28% 14.1%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eighteen of 62 New York counties—29 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Broome County, New York 2.01% 5.31% 8.02%
Cayuga County, New York 11.64% 11.40% 8.48%
Cortland County, New York 5.58% 9.11% 9.96%
Essex County, New York 1.14% 18.77% 13.32%
Franklin County, New York 5.45% 26.07% 22.23%
Madison County, New York 14.20% 0.89% 0.87%
Niagara County, New York 17.75% 0.84% 1.00%
Orange County, New York 5.50% 5.65% 4.13%
Oswego County, New York 21.99% 7.93% 2.44%
Otsego County, New York 11.13% 2.72% 5.91%
Rensselaer County, New York 1.41% 12.19% 9.34%
St. Lawrence County, New York 8.82% 16.71% 16.33%
Saratoga County, New York 3.21% 2.44% 3.40%
Seneca County, New York 11.01% 9.08% 2.60%
Suffolk County, New York 6.84% 3.69% 5.99%
Sullivan County, New York 11.23% 9.02% 9.46%
Warren County, New York 8.47% 2.32% 2.64%
Washington County, New York 18.40% 1.90% 0.81%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New York with 59 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 36.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, New York voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 35 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New York voted Democratic all five times.[9]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in New York. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[10][11]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 114 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 99 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 50.3 points. Clinton won four districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 36 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 10.5 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 51 out of 150 state Assembly districts in New York with an average margin of victory of 17.6 points. Trump won 13 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

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