Brownstoner Democratic Primary Results
Well, it looks like Barack Obama is more popular in Brownstone Brooklyn than in New Hampshire. Of the 393 readers who voted Democratic in our online poll yesterday, 51% opted for the senator from Illinois. Hillary Clinton came in second with 29% and Edwards a distant third with 15% (there’s something the two areas agreed…
Well, it looks like Barack Obama is more popular in Brownstone Brooklyn than in New Hampshire. Of the 393 readers who voted Democratic in our online poll yesterday, 51% opted for the senator from Illinois. Hillary Clinton came in second with 29% and Edwards a distant third with 15% (there’s something the two areas agreed on). The other most interesting number: 28% of respondents said that they would support Mayor Bloomberg instead if he were to decide to run. Only 7% of respondents reported being Republican. Surprised?
Update: We’ve added a lot more detail on the jump.
Which Way Are Readers Leaning in the Presidential Race? [Brownstoner]
Total respondents: 434
1. What Is Your Household Income?
Less Than $100,000 25.8%
$100,000 to $250,000 50.7%
More Than $250,000 23.5%
2. What Is Your Race?
Black 7.2%
White 85.6%
Asian 3.5%
Latino 3.5%
Other 2.8%
3. Five Top Responding Neighborhoods:
Park Slope 19.7%
Clinton Hill 9.5%
Fort Greene 8.1%
Carroll Gard 6.5%
Bk Heights 6.3%
4. If the New York Democratic Primary were held today, which candidate would you vote for?
Clinton 26.6%
Edwards 13.7%
Kucinich 3.7%
Obama 46.8%
Richardson 2.3%
Republican 7.6%
5. If Mayor Bloomberg entered the race as an independent, would you be likely to vote for him instead of your selection above?
Yes 28.2%
No 71.8%
Cross Sections
– Obama got 71% of the black vote and 44.6% of the white vote
– Obama got 52% of the Over $250,000 vote
Duh! Obviously the important other factor we left out was sex.
amen, Drew.
9:52,
“Muscular advocacy”???? WTF????? Oh, you mean imperial war. And the rest of that list is pretty ridiculous. Cutting taxes for the rich and handing the rest of us $300 stimilates the economy? And after 8 years of a Republican president, how’s our national debt looking? The Patriot Act ensures individual freedom? You’re claiming Democrats have no national pride whatsoever? And when Italian Americans celebrate their ethnic heritage, does that offend you as well? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not much of a fan of the Democrats either, but good God your list was laughable.
Brownstoner, can you please give the percentages for all the questions answered? I’m particularly interested in the nabes, race, and incomes of the respondants.
the thing i love about neocons is that they seem to draw strength over the steady diet of wrong sauce that drenches all the crow they eat.
Greenwood Slope, do you have some numbers I haven’t seen that shows that Brooklyn is actually a Republican stronghold?
Clinton it is!!
9:49 – you are uninformed as to what neo-conservatives believe. Actually, the leading thinkers of the neo-conservatives are jewish and do no subscribe to the beliefs of the christian right. They are also generally not fiscal conservatives (hence Bush’ spending spree). Neo-conservatives are generally interested in america taking a strong stand in the world (agressively standing up for and spreading its “ideals”; defense of israel) and civil rights/education/race issues (anti affirmative action and identity politics; pro vouchers and school choice and traditional curricula; anti welfare, single motherhood, etc etc).
Democrats are going to raise taxes and spend more money on what?
The Tax and Spend scare tactics don’t work anymore.
It will be very very difficult to top the last 7 years of republican spending.
This is what I hate about Brooklyn
– the buck fush t-shirts, bumper stickers, i-hate-bush-more-than-you-so-i’m-cooler bullshit
– the assumption that if you don’t drink the blue kool-aid you are a moral reprobate
– the assumption that Brooklyn is blue
This partisanship is a new kind of racism, and its bullshit, and smoke and mirrors…